Avoiding Skin Rashes
It is often observed that many newborn babies tend to
suffer from skin rashes. There are some baby rashes that can be
cured from home using your own medication and there are some
for which you need to consult a child specialist. Read on to
know what are the common skin rashes from which babies suffer
and how to cure them from those rashes.
Neonatal Acne
These are also known as pink pimples. Neonatal acne as the
name suggests are caused due to the exposure to maternal
hormones within the mother’s womb.
* This type of acne doesn’t require any specific treatment.
They disappear on their own after a few weeks.
Mongolian Spots
Mongolian Spots are another type of common rashes on newborn
baby’s skin. These are common in babies with dark skin
tone.
* Treating Mongolian spots also doesn’t require any treatment.
These too disappear on their own by the time the baby is ready
to go to school.
Erythema Toxicum
These rashes look similar to that of a mosquito bite. This
is also a very common newborn rash.
* Again, there is no way of treating these rashes on a newborn
baby. They will themselves disappear after a few weeks of their
appearance.
Strawberry Hemangiomas
Also known as Capillary Hemangiomas, Strawberry Hemangiomas
are actually birthmarks on a newborn baby’s skin. They are
caused due to accumulation of blood vessels anywhere on the
baby’s body and look pale at first and then acquire a
color.
* These marks are cured themselves. They disappear when the
baby is six to seven years old.
Cafe-au-lait Spots
These spots are very common in newborn babies. Due to their
coffee and milk color appearance, they are named so.
* These spots disappear on their own when the baby is few
months or a year old.
* In case, there are more than one such spots, you need to
consult a doctor for treating them.
Salmon Patches
These are rare patches that appear on a newborn baby’s skin.
They are actually a nest of blood vessels and are also known as
‘stork’s bite’. These generally occur at the back of the baby’s
neck or between the eyes. They are caused due to maternal
hormones.
* Salmon patches disappear after some time but in some cases
they might not disappear from the body of the baby.
Dry Peels
Those babies who are born after the period of nine months
usually suffer from dry peeling skin.
* There is no need to worry seeing dry peeling skin of newborn
babies, as there is new soft dewy skin beneath it, which will
come on its own. So no specific treatment needs to be initiated
and at best baby oil may be applied with the consultation of
the doctor.
Port Wine Stains
These are also a kind of birthmarks. They appear flat and
purple in color.
* These marks hardly disappear with time and if you want to get
your baby rid of them, you need to consult a dermatologist or
cosmetologist for treating them.
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