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What Should I Do To Get Rid Of Chicken Pox With Red Crusts ?

Hi Dr, I have chicken pox for 2 weeks, now i have red crusts all over them, i think they are called scabs? 1) regarding the scabs, im recovered right ? can i remove them? 2) if not, i bath and would the scab comes off too earlier and leave a scar ? 3) my face is totally dry with scrapes of dried of skins flaking off, is there anything i can do to them ? Thanks u. Thankss
Sun, 22 May 2011
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Dermatologist 's  Response
hi
its healing stage of disease
1-u r recovering right,never try to remove it.it will leave scar
2-
if it fall naturally without any pressure ,no scar will there
3-apply first moisturizer cream over whole face and then antibiotic over scar
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What Should I Do To Get Rid Of Chicken Pox With Red Crusts ?

hi its healing stage of disease 1-u r recovering right,never try to remove it.it will leave scar 2- if it fall naturally without any pressure ,no scar will there 3-apply first moisturizer cream over whole face and then antibiotic over scar