What causes uneven skin tone in babies?

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Newborn baby's skin is uneven or not rosy due to many causes. This may be a pathological or physiological cause. Therefore, parents need to take care and quickly recognize abnormal signs on the child's skin for timely treatment.

1. The problem of uneven skin tone in children

Uneven skin color in babies is very normal, you only need to wait more than 6 months to know exactly if your baby's skin color is white or black. Unruly baby skin is also very common which can come from race, age, body temperature and even whether baby is fussy or not which affects skin color.
In children, the most common for uneven skin tone is neonatal jaundice. This may be a normal or abnormal sign affecting the health of the child.
There are two types of jaundice that are:
Physiological jaundice: Due to accumulation of Bilirubin, the yellow substance released when red blood cells burst. Usually, the skin will be even, rosy after the baby is a few weeks old. This phenomenon is common in newborns because the baby's high red blood cell count is often broken down and replaced with new ones. At that time, the liver is not able to eliminate it in time, so it causes jaundice. When the baby reaches 2 weeks old, the liver develops more fully and can handle Bilirubin, so the jaundice will go away on its own. Pathological Jaundice: Is a manifestation from a certain disease with the main sign being the appearance of jaundice, plus other unusual symptoms such as lethargy, not feeding, convulsions. Pathological jaundice must be treated promptly to avoid complications of neurotoxicity caused by Bilirubin, affecting health. To know exactly whether your child is physiological or pathological jaundice, you should go to a medical facility to be checked. In addition, jaundice in babies is also caused by breast milk but is not a cause for concern, because the baby will go away after 6 weeks to 3 months of age.

Some other problems that cause uneven skin tone in babies are:
Children with uneven skin color can also be born with birth defects: Skin has many moles, found in one area of ​​the body or most of the entire muscle body. These types cannot be improved and still remain on the child's skin, unless they grow up with cosmetic intervention. Red skin leads to uneven skin tone, young skin is not rosy: Redness, heat rash can be caused by viruses or bacteria such as rubella, scarlet fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, chickenpox .. In addition, children are allergic to cat and dog hair, dust, detergents, shower gel or because children's clothes are too tight... Children's skin with milk acne, seborrheic dermatitis may be encountered in the first months of life and lasts up to 2 years of age. The phenomenon of uneven skin tone in babies due to milk acne or seborrheic dermatitis is normal and very common, parents can rest assured, do not need to worry too much.

2. Prevention of neonatal jaundice for the fetus

To prevent neonatal jaundice for the fetus, parents need to:
Take good care of mental health and well-being during pregnancy, complete antenatal check-ups by appointment to be able to detect early and promptly treat these conditions. disease in pregnancy. The room for the child to sleep must have enough light to help the child's skin stay healthy, easy to observe abnormalities in the child's skin. Choose mild baby shower gels and skin care products that don't contain too much fragrance. Wear loose, comfortable clothes for your child, vacuum around where they are to avoid being allergic to dust. Treat viral and bacterial diseases definitively, avoiding reoccurrence leading to skin damage and scarring. Exposing children to the sun early in the morning, the sun's rays will be gentle but not harsh, helping to synthesize vitamin D and help the baby's skin to be strong.

3. Methods to treat children with pathological jaundice

Let children expose to the sun early in the morning, the sun's rays are gentle but not harsh to help synthesize vitamin D and help keep the baby's skin strong.
Light therapy is a commonly applied, simple, safe and effective treatment method. The principle of phototherapy is to take advantage of the energy from light penetrating the skin to help convert free Bilirubin in the blood into other non-toxic substances, which are excreted in feces and urine. Children will be naked, covered with eyes and genitals when the light is on, and turned over to increase the area of ​​the skin exposed to light.
Blood exchange is a measure applied after irradiation is ineffective or accompanied by neurological symptoms. Depending on the different payment cases, the most reasonable methods will be applied.
In summary, in newborns, physiological phenomena are often encountered during care. Including skin problems such as uneven color, not rosy, skin with birthmarks or blisters. Therefore, parents need to know how to recognize abnormal signs on their baby's skin for timely treatment.

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