Dr. Chheda – Molluscum contagiosum, it’s got a really bad name – contagiosum, but it’s not really all that contagious. It’s essentially a virus that causes warts on the body. You can have these warts all over your body – you could have thousands from head to toe, or you could have five. But the body doesn’t care about them because they don’t actually do anything damaging to the body. After about a year, 18 months, the body finally says okay, and they leave absolutely no scars whatsoever. So if you leave molluscum contagiosum alone, it will go away without scarring. It’ll take a while, but they will go away. There are some new treatments that the FDA approved to help get rid of them faster. So if you want to get rid of them faster, go see your pediatrician. But really, it’s a cosmetic issue, and it’s not as bad as the body saying “I’m annoyed with you, let’s get rid of you.” Then the body will start blistering the little warts, and then they go away. Transcriptions from AI and may not be 100% accurate