What is the reason for the white spots on the baby's nose?

When a baby is just born, his skin is generally very delicate. During this period, babies may develop various skin diseases due to underdeveloped sweating or susceptibility to infection. For example, many people have white spots on their skin, which is most likely caused by chestnut papules. So, what should you do if chestnut papules appear? The following will introduce you to relevant knowledge.

The white spots on the nose of a newborn are usually neonatal miliary papules, also known as neonatal white acne, which is a common skin disease in the neonatal period. About 40-50% of newborns may get this disease, which is related to the underdeveloped sebaceous glands of newborns. People generally say that this is the vernix caseosa brought out by the baby in the mother's belly.

Generally, this type of miliary papules appear at birth or soon after birth and are usually single skin lesions with a diameter of 1-2

The rashes are small, pearly white or yellow, solid papules with a smooth surface and a pointed top. They are prone to occur around the eyes, cheeks, nose, forehead, and external ears.

1. Primary hair

It occurs from newborns, formed by undeveloped sebaceous glands, and the lesions can disappear naturally.

2. Secondary

It often occurs after inflammation and may be related to damage to the sweat ducts. It may occur after sun exposure, second-degree burns, epidermolysis bullosa, porphyria cutanea tarda, bullous lichen planus, dermatitis herpetiformis, pemphigus, pemphigoid, and X-ray exposure.

The baby will not feel any discomfort, will not be infected, and does not need treatment. Most of the time, the baby will recover within 3-4 days after birth.

It disappears on its own within a few weeks without leaving any scars. Parents should never apply any cream or ointment on their baby's milia, and should not squeeze these acne-like pimples in order to make them disappear quickly, as this may leave scars. Parents just need to be patient and be gentle when cleaning their baby's skin, and the baby will soon have smooth skin again.

But it is worth noting that some children may have skin lesions that persist for several months after birth. Generally, the miliary papules are widely distributed or persist and may be combined with other defects: porphyria cutanea, epidermolysis bullosa, dermatofacial-digital syndrome type I, etc. Therefore, once you find that milia persist and are numerous, you should go to a specialist hospital as soon as possible for necessary examinations and active treatment.