what to do against these red spots on the skin?

 what to do against these red spots on the skin?

Baby is beautiful… But your mother's heart cannot ignore the red spots on her face. Only one question torments you: will they persist as they grow? If yes, what to do ?

Summary

The spots are salmon colored at birth

The stain looks like a strawberry

The stain is spread

The spots are salmon colored at birth

Don't worry at all. This type of spot, called angioma , is very common at birth. One in ten babies is born with one or more salmon-colored angiomas on the eyelids, nose, forehead or back of the neck at the hairline.

These light spots, which darken when the infant cries, are small in size. They have the particularity of being erased when one exerts a light pressure with the fingers, then to recolor immediately.

These angiomas are caused by the proliferation of blood vessels (capillaries) on the surface of the skin. They have no relation to childbirth, they already existed in utero. They are not hereditary.

Forget about these light colorations because they will fade spontaneously in the first or second year of your child's life. Those of the neck placed at the edge of the hair, or "stork clamps", may sometimes persist, but this does not matter since they will be hidden by the hair.

The stain looks like a strawberry

During the first month of your child's life there appeared to your amazement a dark, bulging red spot that looks like a small strawberry or raspberry? Again, there is no cause for concern.

This raised spot, which is called a hemangioma or tuberous angioma, will increase until the age of 3 months. In 97% of cases, it regresses spontaneously before the age of 3, then disappears completely before the age of 7.

The only precaution, if the hemangioma appears near the mouth or the eyelid, it is best to consult a dermatologist to prevent any complications.

For the 3% of cases where the hemangioma does not disappear, a small surgery is proposed to remove it and thus eliminate the aesthetic discomfort.

Recently, a treatment, the first in this indication for infant hemangioma, has just been authorized in Europe. Its marketing in France should take place by the end of 2014.

The stain is spread

In rare cases, babies may be born with a "wine stain" . It is a larger patch, pink or reddish in color, present on the face or other part of the body, which may spread over the years.

Unfortunately, this type of stain will not go away. Today there are aesthetic solutions. One can in particular use the pulsed dye laser which will whiten the stain in five to six sessions. Then consult a specialist dermatologist who will determine when this treatment can be carried out.