Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment

Last Updated: October 31, 2026

Lifestyle Modifications

To reduce the risk of spreading the infection, alleviate symptoms, and promote natural healing.

Maintain good skin hygiene and regularly use unperfumed moisturizers to alleviate dryness and itching.
Keep affected areas covered with clothing or waterproof bandages, especially during activities like swimming, to reduce spread.
Avoid squeezing or scratching the spots, as this can lead to secondary bacterial infections or scarring.
Refrain from sharing personal items such as towels, bedding, or clothes to prevent transmission to others.
Use barrier protection, such as condoms, during sexual activity if lesions are present in the genital area.

ConsultGeneral PractitionerDermatologist

Medicinal Treatment

To manage symptoms, treat secondary infections, and encourage the resolution of persistent or problematic lesions.

Topical Agents: Application of prescription creams or solutions (e.g., cantharidin, imiquimod, podophyllotoxin) to the lesions to stimulate an immune response or destroy the infected cells.
Antibiotics: Prescribed if the molluscum lesions develop a secondary bacterial infection, characterized by increased pain, swelling, or crusting.
Steroid Creams: Used to manage associated skin conditions like eczema or severe itching and inflammation around the spots.

ConsultDermatologistGeneral Practitioner

Surgical Treatment

To rapidly remove persistent, numerous, or cosmetically bothersome molluscum lesions.

Cryotherapy: Freezing individual molluscum lesions with liquid nitrogen, causing them to blister and fall off.
Curettage: A minor procedure involving the scraping off of the molluscum lesions using a small, spoon-shaped instrument.
Laser Therapy: Utilizing a focused laser to destroy the molluscum lesions, often considered for widespread or difficult-to-treat cases.

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Lifestyle Modifications

To reduce the risk of spreading the infection, alleviate symptoms, and promote natural healing.

Maintain good skin hygiene and regularly use unperfumed moisturizers to alleviate dryness and itching.

Keep affected areas covered with clothing or waterproof bandages, especially during activities like swimming, to reduce spread.

Avoid squeezing or scratching the spots, as this can lead to secondary bacterial infections or scarring.

Refrain from sharing personal items such as towels, bedding, or clothes to prevent transmission to others.

Use barrier protection, such as condoms, during sexual activity if lesions are present in the genital area.

ConsultGeneral PractitionerDermatologist

Medicinal Treatment

To manage symptoms, treat secondary infections, and encourage the resolution of persistent or problematic lesions.

Topical Agents: Application of prescription creams or solutions (e.g., cantharidin, imiquimod, podophyllotoxin) to the lesions to stimulate an immune response or destroy the infected cells.

Antibiotics: Prescribed if the molluscum lesions develop a secondary bacterial infection, characterized by increased pain, swelling, or crusting.

Steroid Creams: Used to manage associated skin conditions like eczema or severe itching and inflammation around the spots.

ConsultDermatologistGeneral Practitioner

Surgical Treatment

To rapidly remove persistent, numerous, or cosmetically bothersome molluscum lesions.

Cryotherapy: Freezing individual molluscum lesions with liquid nitrogen, causing them to blister and fall off.

Curettage: A minor procedure involving the scraping off of the molluscum lesions using a small, spoon-shaped instrument.

Laser Therapy: Utilizing a focused laser to destroy the molluscum lesions, often considered for widespread or difficult-to-treat cases.

ConsultDermatologist

Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

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About This Disease

Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

Contents

Surgical Options

Specialists

About This Disease