What are the white spots on the baby's face?

In the process of taking care of the baby, many parents will encounter symptoms such as small white spots on the baby's face. They often don't know what caused it and are even more afraid of affecting the child's physical health. In fact, if we want to improve this symptom, we must understand the cause of the disease and not blindly use drugs for the baby. After all, the baby's skin is more fragile and sensitive, and some drugs are irritating. Let's take a look at what's going on with the small white spots on the baby's face.

What are the white spots on the baby's face?

1. Eczema

Such a young child is more likely to have eczema, which is mostly caused by the baby's congenital allergic exudative constitution. It is not easy to cure in the short term and most will improve significantly or recover around 1 year old. If breastfeeding, the mother should consume less seafood, egg yolks and other foods that are prone to allergies, and keep records of foods suspected of causing or aggravating allergies. Avoid irritating substances from contacting the skin. Do not wash the affected area with alkaline soap or overly hot water. The room temperature should not be too high, otherwise it will aggravate the itching of eczema. Wear loose-fitting clothes, preferably made of pure cotton. Generally, eczema can only be temporarily improved but not cured. For mild eczema, as long as home care is done, some pediatric eczema creams can be used. For patients with more severe eczema, they need to go to a dermatologist for diagnosis and treatment. Your baby's condition is quite serious, so you must use ointment. It is recommended that you take your child to a dermatologist for examination and treatment.

2. Vitiligo

What's going on when a newborn has small white spots on his face? Experts say it's most likely vitiligo! The following are the specific symptoms of vitiligo.

1. In the early stage, the white spots are mostly the size of a fingernail to a coin, nearly round, oval or irregular in shape. Some of them may appear as dot-like hypochromic spots with obvious boundaries; some have edges surrounded by pigmented bands.

2. The edges of the white spots on the skin are very clear. Some white spots have increased pigmentation in the normal skin outside the white spots. The surface of the white spots is smooth and scale-free. The interface of the white spots is clear or diffuses beyond the normal interface, and there is no pain or itching.

3. Most of the white spots are symmetrical, and many are arranged along nerve segments. The formation process gradually expands from small to large, expanding from the size of a needle tip or millet grain or merging into patches of varying sizes, some of which are surrounded by pigment bands on the edges.

4. Vitiligo can occur anywhere on the body, but is more common on exposed areas such as the face, neck, back of the hands, and wrinkles on the external genitalia.

The above is an introduction to what causes small white spots on a baby’s face. After understanding it, we know that such symptoms may be caused by eczema or vitiligo. If parents cannot confirm the cause of such symptoms, they must take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. In addition, if it is caused by eczema, you must pay attention to the baby’s facial hygiene and ensure that the skin on the face is dry.