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My son had it for about 3 years, maybe a bit more … his was mostly on his trunk. Every one left a little scar which I don’t think is the norm! We decided not to do the derm route although considering how long it lasted I wish I had done it right when it started (but of course, I didn’t realize what it was for a while). We were lucky his was mostly covered by clothes or a rash guard.

We did a couple Amazon-sourced treatments with tea tree oil and such - lots of smell and never sure how much they helped, maybe some. They’re supposed to dry them up and get your immune system to notice it I guess. The one thing we did to finish it up that really did seem to work was using a padded medical tape (so it was thick and wouldn’t rip) to cover them tightly (change every few days or as needed). Also keeps them from scratching which spreads it. It would seem to move them along to the final stage where they got bigger and redder and then healed up - often the tape would end up removing the top and core of it at the end - just be careful not to touch the inside which can spread them). Then band aid as needed. I don’t know if the tape was just the key for him or they were just ready to go away after 3 years. It still was a slow road but I stayed motivated seeing it working (where with the brush on treatments, I’d have trouble staying motivated).

Long answer sorry! I did so much reading about it and the conclusion seemed to be burn them off like you tried, or just fool around with all the old wives’ tales and know it’s a long road. Good luck!!!

All 4 of my kids currently have it. DS2 (age 5) got it first, and has it the worst. We took him to the ped about 3 weeks after we noticed them and they froze off the ones they could see, but I don't think it made any difference at all. She said to expect them to last 2-12 months, so I'm a little down to see your experiences of them lasting years.

My other kids only have a handful of spots. All on their backs. I assume because riiiiight before we noticed DS2's, we were in FL and sharing pool towels, etc. They don't seem to bother anyone (itch/hurt/etc) and they are covered by clothing so I'm not worried about them. But man, I really hope they don't last *years*

My daughter had them on her legs for about 2 years! They were awful because they would pop and bleed - like one day I thought she had smeared ketchup on her leg... But anyway, they finally started going away when I got some Zymaderm from Amazon to treat them with. We also put bandaids on the ones that we could tell were about to pop open.