Baby shoulder blue

The most common cause of blue shoulders on babies is birthmarks. Blue birthmarks are normal and can appear in many places on the body. When parents find birthmarks on their children, they don’t need to worry, as blue birthmarks will not affect the children’s health. If your baby has a blue birthmark on his shoulder, you can wait until the child is of appropriate age and then use laser or other methods to treat it. For the time being, you can observe the development of the birthmark.

The baby's blue birthmark appears around one eye socket, temple, forehead, cheekbone and nose, with scattered or progressively increasing spots or small patches. It occasionally occurs on both sides of the face, often bilaterally symmetrical. Some melanocytes are also distributed in special parts such as the conjunctiva, cornea and retina. They are clustered and uneven in density. Generally, the central part is darker and the edge is lighter. It can be different dark colors such as brown, black, and cyan. Some babies have blue birthmarks on the sclera of the eye and are blue in color. If your baby has a blue birthmark on his face, you can consider birthmark removal surgery.

Mild blue birthmarks appear as light brown dots, flakes or bluish-black pigmentation spots around the eye sockets; severe ones may appear as brown, bluish-brown or bluish-black pigmentation spots on one or both sides of the face, and may affect the scalp, ears, neck, trunk, upper and lower limbs, oral and nasopharyngeal mucosa.

Blue birthmarks are actually a disease caused by increased melanin in the dermis. It has a certain relationship with the family genetic history. Most blue birthmarks appear at birth or shortly after birth. Some patients are late-onset, or occur during puberty, postpartum, or after trauma. In some patients, blue birthmarks may form after the age of 35.

1. Babies who are more sensitive to pain may still feel uncomfortable after returning home. At this time, it is best to let the baby lie down and rest. Generally, the symptoms will disappear naturally after 1 day.

2. Pigmentation regression is a slow biological process, which usually takes 1-3 months, and in a few cases it can last up to 9 months.

3. Do not eat spicy food for one week after treatment to prevent inflammation of the wound.

4. After large-area treatment, there will be slight local swelling or a small amount of blisters. This is a normal phenomenon and will gradually subside after 6 hours. A scab will form on the wound surface and will fall off naturally in 7-14 days. Do not peel it off forcibly to avoid leaving scars.

5. If necessary, take oral antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor and apply moist ointment to local burns for 4-6 days, 1-2 times a day to prevent secondary infection.

6. Babies who do not have good sun protection or are prone to pigmentation should pay attention to sun protection.

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