Recently, a mother who had just given birth to a baby complained to Xiaotang that there was a large piece of blue spot on the child's butt. The mother thought it was very affecting the appearance, but the doctor said it was "Mongolian spots", which is a more common situation for newborns. But as a mother, I always want to figure out what it is, and I am afraid it will harm the children, so let Xiaotang tell you all the mothers!
What is "Mongolian Spot"?
"The emergence of Mongolian spots is more related to genetics"
During the embryonic development period, during the process of melanocytes moving from the neural crest to the epidermis, some melanocytes did not reach the basal layer of of the epidermis, but stayed deep in the dermis, forming Mongolian spots. In addition to being more common in the waist, hips, sacral and coccyx, Mongolian spots also occur in a few newborns that develop into the lower limbs, trunk, shoulders and other places.
Mongolian spots" need treatment?
"Mongolian spots do not need treatment, they will gradually fade as the baby grows older."
Most Mongolian spots can disappear around one year old, and some children will last until three or four years old, and it is very rare to disappear. There are also a very small number of Mongolian spots that will continue until the child is adult, but since Mongolian spots are not in exposed areas such as the face and neck, it will not affect the child's appearance. At the same time, Mongolian spots will not cause malignant changes, so treatment is not needed. What else is similar to "Mongolian spots"?
"In addition to "Mongolian spots", there are many traces that babies have when they are born, which are collectively called birthmarks. Let's take a look together? "
1. Ota mole
Ota mole
Ota mole is not like a mole, but refers to large areas of brown, blue-gray or blue-purple spots on the eyebrows, eyes or cheekbones. Nearly half of the children's Ota mole has been born, and half appears after the age of 10.
Because Ota mole grows on the face, it has a large area and dark color. Although it does not harm health, it has a great impact on the beauty of people's facial features. It cannot disappear on its own like Mongolian spots, but requires multiple laser treatments to resolve.
2. Coffee spots
coffee Spots are not painful or itchy, flush with the surface of the skin; there is no special good spot, and it is possible to grow anywhere. The color of the spot itself is like coffee and milk, so it is named coffee spots, also known as milk coffee spots . Coffee spots will not change badly and generally do not require treatment, but if they grow on exposed areas that affect the beauty of the face, you can choose to treat them.
Most patients can achieve satisfactory results after multiple treatments, but some patients relapse after complete cure, so the efficacy is unpredictable. Patients must be mentally prepared. Of course, the treatment effect is related to age, location, color depth and shape of coffee spots.
3. Fresh erythema mole
Fresh erythema mole is some red birthmarks on the body. It generally does not fade away on its own. The skin lesions progress with age. It is divided into red, purple-red, and thickened. Patients with bright erythema mole need to improve examination to discharge syndromes related to the eyes, craniocerebral, and limb blood vessels. It is necessary to detect and diagnose early. Early treatment and regular follow-up.
4. Black hair mole
0 The essence of black hair mole is a pigmented skin disease. The nevus cells in the skin gather into a nest, which is abnormally proliferated, resulting in bulging and roughness of the epidermis. Some nevus cell nests gather around the hair follicles in the dermis, and the surface of the mole will grow hair. Although black hair mole is not inherited, Because of its tendency to change malignantly, patients cannot ignore it.
Therefore, "Mongolian spots" and Ota moles and new erythema moles, which can be removed by laser, are considered good, and they will fade away by themselves. In the folk, Mongolian spots are mostly called "child moles". Folk legends believe that children are not active when reincarnated, and their movements are slow. The King of Hell has a bad temper. They have no patience with these slow movements, just punch and kick, urging them to reincarnate quickly. The difference in the severity of the fists and feet leads to the blue spots being big and small, and the disappearance is fast and slow. Although this explanation is not scientifically based, it is quite fun to say to children.
