True or false: 8 folk tricks to make your baby beautiful

A baby's appearance is not only determined by genetic factors, but also by acquired plasticity. So can mothers help their babies do some "micro-plastic surgery" before their facial features are fully developed? Can shaving eyebrows and cutting eyelashes make them grow darker and thicker? Can pinching the nose make it straighter? Is it true or false? Here are 8 folk methods to make your baby beautiful?

Method 1: Can shaving eyebrows make them thicker and darker?

Expert opinion: Shaving children's eyebrows does more harm than good. A baby's eyebrows usually fall off automatically when they are 3 to 6 months old. This is a metabolic phenomenon of the human body. And eyebrows are like hair, it doesn’t matter whether you shave them or not. In addition, children's skin is very delicate. When shaving their eyebrows, the skin may be scratched if you are not careful. If it is infected by bacteria and becomes ulcerated and scarred, the eyebrows may no longer grow. If you accidentally scratch the root of your eyebrows, it may change their position and shape, forming an ugly "inverted eyebrow".

Warm reminder: Many mothers think that their children’s eyebrows grow too slowly and are too few. In fact, most children’s eyebrows only have a certain shape when they are around 2 years old.

Method 2: Can pinching the nose make it straighter?

Expert opinion: This statement is not correct. Sometimes wrong practices may even harm children's health. Although children's bones still have a certain degree of plasticity in the growth stage, there is currently no definite scientific evidence to prove that frequently pinching and lifting the bridge of the nose can make the nose straighter.

Warm reminder: Children's nasal mucosa is delicate and rich in blood vessels. If you pinch the nose too hard, it will damage the nasal mucosa and blood vessels, causing the invasion of pathogens.

Method 3: Can eyelash trimming make them longer?

Expert opinion: The length, thickness, and beauty of eyelashes are mainly related to genetic factors and nutritional status. It is futile to change them by cutting eyelashes. The eyelashes on the upper and lower eyelids form a protective barrier in front of the eyes, blocking dust and excessive light. If you cut your eyelashes, your eyes are vulnerable to damage before new eyelashes grow. In addition, during the eyelash trimming process, if the child's eyelids blink or head moves, it may cause trauma.

Warm reminder: Even if some children have symptoms of ingrown eyelashes, mothers should not cut their eyelashes by themselves to prevent them from prickling their eyes. Because inverted eyelashes are only temporary and will disappear naturally. If it really affects the child's eyes, he should go to the hospital for treatment.

Method 4: Stroke the ear to make the auricle more rounded?

Expert opinion: This approach will not affect the shape of the ears. Most babies' ears are not fully opened. But as the child's body develops and hormone levels change, the ears will become longer and more stylish. This process is affected by genetics and the child's lifestyle habits (diet, exercise, etc.). Some people don't want their children to have protruding ears, so they often press their ears back, but this doesn't actually work.

Warm reminder: There are many acupoints on the ears that are connected to the body. Gently stroking your child’s ears can have a certain massage effect. If the child's ears are really deformed, he needs to go to the hospital for examination, otherwise the treatment will be delayed.

Method 5: Can applying breast milk to the face whiten the skin?

Expert opinion: Breast milk is the best food for children and is also a good breeding ground for bacterial growth and reproduction. The skin on a newborn's face is extremely delicate and rich in blood vessels. Bacteria from spoiled breast milk can easily invade through the pores, causing redness on the baby's face or even small blisters that may fester. If not treated in time, it will fester and form scars, ruining the baby's appearance.

Warm reminder: If your child has eczema on his face, occasionally wiping his face with breast milk can have a certain bactericidal effect. However, breast milk is not suitable for long-term use. For young babies, it is best to wash their face with clean water frequently.

Method 6: Can extracting deciduous teeth make permanent teeth grow in?

Expert opinion: When replacing teeth, it is necessary to decide whether to extract the deciduous teeth based on the status of tooth development. Most children's teeth are replaced naturally and there is no need to extract their baby teeth.

Warm reminder: Only when the deciduous teeth have not fallen out and the permanent teeth have already grown, and the deciduous teeth occupy the position of the permanent teeth, in order to make the permanent teeth more neat in the future, the deciduous teeth need to be extracted.

Method 7: Sleeping on a hard pillow makes your head rounder?

Expert opinion: The skull of a newborn is relatively soft, and the fontanelles and skull sutures have not yet completely closed. Long-term use of hard pillows can easily cause skull deformation, or one side of the face to be larger and the other side to be smaller. In fact, a newborn baby does not need a pillow, because when he sleeps on his back, his back and the back of his head are on the same plane, and the muscles of his neck and back can relax naturally. The factors that really affect a child's head shape are genetics and sleeping position.

Warm tip: Adjust the direction of your baby’s head every once in a while while he’s sleeping to prevent him from sleeping with his head tilted to one side.

Method 8: Shaving the hair to make more hair?

Expert opinion: A newborn's hair will be replaced naturally when it reaches three or four months old, and will fall out naturally even if it is not shaved. The condition of a child’s hair has nothing to do with whether he or she shaves his or her head or not. It is related to genetic factors, the mother’s nutrition during pregnancy, and the child’s subsequent living environment.

Warm reminder: Giving your baby a haircut in summer can prevent prickly heat, but be sure to pay attention to sun protection on the top of the head. The worst thing you should do is to shave your baby's head, as this can easily damage the hair follicles and cause the hair to temporarily stop growing.