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From: canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Flaming Asteroid)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: baby pimples
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 14:46:32 EST
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> What do you think of picking babies' pimples?  I know some people are
> all for it.  Is it beneficial? harmless? dangerous?
> [Col. G. L. Sicherman]

  Picking any pimple, regardless if it belongs to a baby or adult, is
  dangerous because you can introduce infection into the open wound.

  I picked one on my chin once when I was in High School.  That sucker
  developed an infection you wouldn't believe!  I was sicker than a dog
  for about a week, and I had to have minor surgery to drain the
  infection.

  If the pimples on a baby are severe, I would suggest taking the child
  to a pediatrician... it could be eczema, and that can be treated.
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Frank Dibbell     (408-746-6493)                 {whatever}!amdahl!canopus
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