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Baby skin care

by kim700, Mar 22, 2009 01:25PM
Hi
I have been blessed with baby boy ad he was healthy and happy.  In the week 6 of his age we found white patches on his back. when we asked the doctor he said it is a pigmentation. but my sister have the same time of patches on her whole body. so please let me know is any medical care or any other things so we can to vanish those patches on his back. i am worried it may speard to his other parts of the body. so plese help , so can take care......


kim
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by AnnieBrooke, Mar 22, 2009 01:44PM
Are you talking about pure white patches (i.e., the color of milk or paper) on otherwise normally pigmented skin?  There is a condition called vitiligo, which is a complete absence of skin pigment in patches on areas of the body, so the patches contrast with the normal skin tone. (Michael Jackson has vitiligo, maybe that's (one of) the reason he wears makeup.)

Google "vitiligo" and you will find a lot of photos and descriptions of the condition.  If you think that is it, there is nothing to do to make the patches go away.  You can ease the chance of the baby getting more patches by using a very high-SPF baby sunblock and keeping him in hats and long sleeved shirts when in the sun.
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