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Chicken Pox Scabs

2019-06-24 18:39:15
Hi,I have been infected by chicken pox for the past 1 week and now the blisters have dried off forming scabs.Can I pluck the scabs off?will it leave any permanent scars on my body?
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Hello if you peel off then will leave scar mark. Apply calamine lotion over sacabs and let them fall off on their own

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Hi Do not pluck it Actually not need It will  drop off its own. Yes. Scar  mark  may  be present  at least for 1-2  years Cosmetic  treatment  will resolve  the  problem
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Answered2019-06-24 18:49:26

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