Diagnosis is Molluscum Contagiosum on penis.

[AfternoonDelight]

I was diagnosed with molluscum at the local std clinic. The lesions showed up on my penis about 5-6 months ago.  I am currently trying silver cure and I am hoping that will be effective, but it is too early to tell.  I heard that freezing the lesions at a dermatologist is a fast effective way of removing the bumps , but my issue is I do not have heath insurance.  Does anyone know  roughly what it would cost for the visit plus treatment?

[CuriousMan21]

You can read up my recent thread, as I explain what I did to remove it on my own at home using a few tools and techniques:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Small-red-bumps-on-my-lower-chest-and-groin-area/show/972093

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

I could not provide you with a definite list for the prices however, cryotherapy appears to be an effective way of removing molluscum. Viruses that cause molluscum are usually found within the lesions themselves. The white cheesy substance that exudes from within the depressed centers of these bumps contain the virus. In molluscum, removing the bumps would mean removing the virus. This is unlike warts wherein the virus spread to nearby skin cells. Thus, cryotherapy or freezing the bumps as well as electrocautery may help.

Here is a url you may want to check for further reading. It compares cost effectiveness of freezing methods in cases of warts:

http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/869/1/Thomas_HTA_warts_monograph2006.pdf