Molluscum Contagiosum is a common skin disease which affects the top layers of the skin, producing flesh-colored or pink dome-shaped growths that often become red or inflamed. Similar to warts, this virus enters the skin through small breaks of hair follicles and can be spread by skin-to-skin contact.
Molluscum can be frozen with liquid nitrogen, destroyed with various acids or blistering solutions, treated with an electric needle, or treated daily with a home application of a topical retinoid cream or gel. Laser therapy has also been found to be an effective treatment.