Warts & Moles: Infant
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Skin Tags
Asked by L.A. from Austin
on September 6, 2010
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Ugh, getting old sure does bring surprises..
I am getting skin tags on my torso..
Can I remove them myself? I have surgical scissors.
Have you all done this your...
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- I'd go to the doctor for it. My daughter had on removed when she was a baby. It was a simple procedure.
- doctor told me to use dental floss - tie it around the tag tight at the base and knot twice. It'll fall off on its own.
- Do not use scissors. You could possibly freeze them off with a wart remover stuff. They will freeze (burn), dry up and fall off. But of course, anything you do yoursel...
My Daughter Has a Wart :(
Asked by R.P. from Orlando
on May 18, 2011
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My 7yo daughter has had a bump on the underside of her wrist for a while now. At her well visit I asked the doctor about it and he said that it is a wart. He said we c...
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- Google how to use duct tape to remove a wart!
- I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO USE ALL CAPS TO ANSWER THIS ONE!!!!! Ok, I'll stop, but dang if I don't have a n easy effective answer for you. When I was a kid I had a wart o...
- My seven year old daughter had four frozen at the ped. office. It was not painful at all. Some people react better to freezing and some do well with over the counter...
Melenoma Skin Cancer
Asked by J.F. from Dallas
on April 27, 2007
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Hi Moms,
I am 22 years old and was diagnosed with melenoma skin cancer. It runs on my Dads side of family. I have several moles on my back that have been there all ...
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- Hi J., First, don't worry. I had melanomma when I was 23, which was 20 years ago. Here's what I suggest. Go to an oncologist that specializes in melanomma. Forg...
- here is the best website I have found that has anything melanoma related. it is a great resource and great comfort knowing there are people who have been there, and y...
- Please don't worry unless there is a reason to worry. My mom just went through this in December. She had a mole that she had been watching for several months and final...
Should I Take Her to the Doctor? Skin Question.
Asked by B.S. from Columbia
on December 6, 2006
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My daughter showed up with a small cyst-like area under her arm about 2 weeks ago. I have recently noticed that it has turned red around it, and there are three sacs ...
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- I would take her to the doctor. If it looks like a boil it could be a staph infection which is very contagious and can be difficult to treat. I have heard that, at l...
- It sounds like Molluscom to me. My 3 year old has had it for about 2 years. It's a wart-like virus. It is VERY contagious and is spread through children for the most p...
- I have never heard of anything like this. I would take her to the Dr. I figure it is better safe than sorry. I have 2 boys and we are always at the ER or Dr. It is no ...
New Mole...
Asked by J.H. from Oklahoma City
on April 9, 2010
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I have quite a few moles, none to big or different looking, but i found a new one on my head right next to the part in my hair. It's about the size of a pencil eraser ...
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- I agree, see if you can find a free screening center in your area by googling it or by calling the local clinics and hospitals. I too am always worried about skin ca...
- Many hospitals have FREE skin cancer screenings....please see if you can find one in your area!
- My Dr. said not to worry about moles unless they have grown bigger than a pencil eraser, have multiple colors and irregular edges. If your mole has those symptoms, bi...
Bumps on Skin
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on October 6, 2008
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Hi there! So I meant to ask the Peditrician all these things at our 2 year check up with my daughter. Its so funny I had a list written out of all the things that I ...
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- Our 19 month old daughter has the same thing on her legs. When I asked about it when she was 15 months old & the doctor's assistant told me that it was a form of ecse...
- keratosis pilaris - use gentle exfoliation on skin to remove build-up of skin cells!
- Sounds like pilaris keratosis. You can find additional information by doing a search on the web. This usually targets the back of the arms and legs.
Skin Tags,warts, Oh Who Even Knows?
Asked by N.P. from Mobile
on July 5, 2011
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About 6 months ago, my child had a bump that came up on his back. Pedi said it was a skin tag. Then it started to spread, so pedi said it was some kind of wart. He sai...
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- I would go see a dermatologist too, even if it's nothing, they will remove it, if your pedi won't remove it, then go to someone who will. Of course you don't want it ...
- I would do what Melanie suggested. Take your little one to a dermatologist. That's got to be uncomfortable for your kiddo. Hopefully a dermatologist will know what to...
- I agree with a second opinion. I am sure that a dermatologist would take them off for him. Poor little guy :(
Mole on Son's Head
Asked by R.S. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2008
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Hi there everyone. My two year old son has a mole on his head. He has had it since he was a wee one. The pediatrician has seen it and she has said that it's from th...
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- my son just had his mole removed from his toe. the pediatric dermotogist our doctor recommended is Dr. Angela Castellano. She has a private practice in Sherman Oaks....
- I've personally had several moles removed and one did turn out to be pre-cancerous. Although, scary, especially in a small child, moles don't change extremely fast so...
- R., I used a great ped. derm in the valley for my baby. Angela Castellano in Sherman Oaks. ###-###-####. It's really not that far if you take Laurel Canyon over th...
Infant a Noisy Sleeper
Asked by A.V. from Seattle
on June 27, 2008
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Hi fellow Moms!
My 5 week old is a noisy sleeper! He grunts, groans, squawks, moans, and fidgets on top of it all. He does it mostly at night, of course, when I am ...
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- A., I went through the same thing with my son. He was very noisy and like you I had to find a solution because my husband deployed 2 weeks after his birth. The th...
- That is SO funny. My duaghter did the same thing and she was put in her own crib in her own room after she was 2weeks old. It was SO much better!!! Because I didn't w...
- Hi A.. My little one didn't make a lot of verbal noise, but he was a thumper from fairly early on. (He would raise his legs, then thump them down on the co-sleeper m...
Flat Warts in Infant
Asked by P.L. from Boston
on June 3, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter has a large number of flat warts (molluscum) on her abdomen, chest and back. The dermatologist says that eventually the immune system will crea...
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- Hi P., It's not unusual for a dermatologist to misdiagnose a variety of common skin conditions. What you've described sounds more like ring worm than warts, but I'...
- Hi P., We have dealt with warts on and off for many years, probably every variety at one time or another. I know dermatologists tend to want to cryo-freeze them. I ...
- I would run any of these remedies by your doctor before trying them on your daughter. A lot of supplements, serums, treatments, etc. can be harmful, painful, and/or da...
