Reasons for red upper eyelids in newborns

A baby is the center of a family. Any problem with the baby will make family members feel nervous and distressed. During the growth stage, babies' physical fitness is relatively poor, and their skin is more sensitive than ours. Sometimes we will find that the baby's upper eyelids will turn red. Many people don't know what causes it. Now we will specifically solve your doubts and find out the reasons for the redness of the upper eyelids.

1. It should be a hemangioma (capillary hemangioma). Capillary hemangiomas are often seen on the skin, with the largest number on the occipital region, head, face, limbs, and back, and many grow on the lips and tongue. Capillary hemangiomas vary in size, with large ones occupying large areas of the face or limbs and small ones being only a few millimeters and slightly above the skin.

Capillary hemangiomas usually exist at birth, grow rapidly within 6 months, and gradually stop growing after one or two years of age. It affects the appearance and there is a risk of heavy bleeding if it is damaged, so parents should pay close attention. If the hemangioma is small, grows slowly, and is not in an exposed area, it may resolve on its own after it stops growing.

If the hemangioma grows quickly and seriously affects the appearance, only a very small number of infantile hemangiomas will disappear. 80% of hemangiomas will leave deformities after disappearing. Superficial hemangiomas will have epithelial atrophy, capillary dilation and scars; subcutaneous hemangiomas will leave fibrofatty masses; mixed epithelial atrophy, capillary dilation, scars and fibrofatty masses, so treatment should be started immediately.

2. The red blood streaks are caused by the dilation of facial capillaries or the superficial distribution of some capillaries. The baby's skin is too thin because they are easy to see because they are just born. As the baby grows up, this symptom will gradually disappear, so there is no need to worry too much.

There are two main reasons that easily lead to redness of the upper eyelids, one is hemangioma and the other is red blood streaks. Because the baby's skin is relatively thin, the capillaries can be seen more clearly. However, as the baby grows and his physical condition gets better, these red blood streaks will gradually disappear. There is no need to worry about this, so it is best to learn more about common sense about baby's growth in normal times.