Some people say that birthmarks are marks left in their previous lives, but dermatologists believe that birthmarks are caused by pigmentation and vascular abnormalities;
How do infant birthmarks come about?
baby birthmark is a mark on the skin that is different from the normal skin color. It is usually found at birth or within a few weeks after birth. Birthmarks may be caused by local immature development during the development process of the fetus. Simply put, birthmarks are the excessive hyperplasia of a group of normal cells in the skin. Any cell in the skin may proliferate and form birthmarks on the skin.
Birthmarks look different. What are the categories?
The classification of birthmarks can be roughly divided into two types, and their appearance is roughly divided into black/blue or red. If it is a black or blue-gray birthmark, it is often caused by melanin hyperplasia, collectively known as black birthmark ; if it is red birthmark (depending on the depth, it may be purple-red to pink), it is caused by abnormal vascular hyperplasia or dilation of the vascular lumen. In summary, one is "pigmented mother spots" and the other is "hemangioma", and "pigmented mother spots" can be further divided into these categories:
1. [Mongolian Spot]
Dark blue birthmarks. About 90% of Oriental people will have Mongolian spots at birth, and usually the color will gradually fade and disappear when they are about two or three years old (at the latest to six years old), and most of the occurrence areas are on the buttocks or lumbar vertebrae.
→Treatment method: No treatment is required, it will subside on its own.
2. [Epidermal Mother Spot]
is a disease of skin tissue hyperplasia, mostly skin tone or brown, while some are mixed with melanin. It is found from the time of neonatal age that it will grow as the baby grows, and gradually rises and protrudes in a wart-like shape and will not fade. About 40% of patients develop benign tumors or basal cell carcinoma during puberty.
→Treatment method: surgical resection or laser burn can be performed before puberty.
3. [Baker's Mother Spot]
This is a disease of tissue hyperplasia. The most common part of the hair is the front chest or back. It is mostly light brown in color, and it is palm-shaped, and is accompanied by hair hyperplasia. Usually it occurs obviously on one side at the beginning of puberty and will expand the hyperplasia, and is mostly fixed in size around the age of twenty-four. This condition does not affect health, it is just a matter of aesthetics.
→Treatment method: No treatment is needed unless it is for the sake of beauty.
4. [Freckles]
is hereditary and mostly occurs during puberty, while sunbathing will aggravate the situation.
→Treatment method: It is necessary to strengthen the application of sunscreen, and if the removal method is to be completely removed, it must be done by ruby laser, and it must be performed one to three times.
Others such as "bone-observing spots", "Ota mother spots", "moles (and spots)", " coffee milk spots ", or the rare "beast skin spots" and "decolorized mother spots". If you want to be beautiful, you can all eliminate them by laser. Parents are also reminded that if the baby has obvious birthmarks on his body, it is best to ask a specialist to check and diagnose as soon as possible. If treatment is needed, it is also good to seize the best time.
▼Black and red birthmark pictures at a glance
Although some birthmarks are malignant, most birthmarks will not become malignant. Please rest assured. If the following conditions are the following, you can consider taking relevant treatments.
(1) Birthmarks that hinder physiological functions
Some hemangiomas will grow on the baby's eyes, nose or mouth. If not treated as soon as possible, in the short term, in addition to causing obstacles to the baby's visual, breathing and inhalation functions, it will also affect development in the long run and cause permanent harm to the baby.
(2)Birthmarks of major symptoms of disease
Some birthmarks will not harm the baby's body in the short term, but may be a "code" of other major diseases.
Condition 1: If a family member has a black or brown-black birthmark on his body, and meets any of the conditions of "rapid growth in a short time, large area (more than 20 cm in size), or uneven color and irregular edges", he must go to the dermatology department for section examination as soon as possible. If ignored, it may evolve into melanocyte carcinoma.
Status 2: If the number of coffee milk spots is greater than 6, you should also seek help from a doctor to diagnose whether it is neurofibroma syndrome.
(3) seriously hinders the beauty of birthmarks
Wine-pigmented hemangiomas that grow on the face will not disappear by themselves and seriously hinder the beauty of birthmarks. Although the father and mother do not need to panic too much, in order to ensure the baby's psychological well-being and the normal development of interpersonal relationships after growing up, the doctor should also carefully discuss appropriate treatment methods with the doctor. For wine piloss hemangioma, the earlier the treatment, the smaller the superficial area of the lesion, and the vasodilation situation is also mild. Not only is the treatment easier, but the cost is also cheaper than the longer treatment. However, whether the child can cooperate is another consideration.
Do not handle birthmarks by yourself
Peng Xianli Dermatology Clinic reminds everyone not to handle birthmarks by yourself. Although some people treat it with liquid nitrogen or dry ice, this treatment is quite painful and often blisters in the wound, and the effect will not be better than laser.
Parents should not believe in any way that is circulated on the Internet, because abnormal treatment may cause wound infection, tissue inflammation and even sepsis. In addition to the golden period when malignant birthmarks need to be mastered, it is recommended to wait until the child is older before considering whether to treat further treatment.
