Causes of acne on baby's forehead

Acne is a common skin disease. Acne usually appears on the faces of adults, but sometimes we also find some pimples on the foreheads of babies. Below we will introduce the reasons why pimples appear on the foreheads of babies.

A newborn baby who was just one week old developed red bumps on his face, just like "acne", and they did not go away for several days. Mom and dad will be very worried, but they dare not move the baby, so they take the baby to the hospital for examination, and the doctor diagnoses it as acne.

According to dermatologists, it is not uncommon for newborns to develop acne, which usually occurs one week after the baby is born. It is medically called "neonatal acne."

The main reason for the occurrence of neonatal acne is that the newborn receives too much male hormone from the mother's womb, which causes the baby's sebaceous glands to secrete excessively after birth. The baby's facial sebaceous glands are well developed. Excessive sebum secretion will accumulate in the hair follicles, causing acne-like follicular papules to form on the facial skin, which appear like acne.

Usually, acne on a newborn's face disappears automatically a few weeks after birth, and most of them will not leave any marks. If the baby's symptoms are severe, parents should take the baby to the hospital in time and give the acne anti-inflammatory and anti-infection treatment. When seeing the small red spots on the baby's face, parents should not act on their own and indiscriminately give the baby hormone drugs, such as ointments such as Pi Yan Ping and Fu Qingsong. If hormone ointments are applied to the skin for a long time, it may cause atrophy of the newborn's skin and form capillary dilation or folliculitis.

If the baby has acne on his face, parents should pay attention to the cleanliness and care of the baby's skin. For example, wash the newborn's face with warm water every day, use a very soft towel to wash the baby's face, and keep the basin and towel clean. When washing the baby's face, parents can also use baby soap appropriately to prevent too much oil on the baby's face.

In the above article we introduced a common symptom, which is acne. Some babies may also have pimples on their foreheads. The above article gives us a detailed introduction to the reasons why pimples appear on babies’ foreheads. I hope it will be of some help to everyone.