There are more types of white spots on children’s face, such as simple furfura, vitiligo, florid furfura and so on, which need to be removed according to different causes, using general treatment, medication and other methods.
1. simple furfura: also known as white furfura, is a mild inflammatory skin disease that occurs in children’s faces, mainly manifested as round or oval pale white spots of varying sizes.
Most of the white furfura can subside by itself, generally no special treatment, for the white furfura can not subside, can be under the guidance of the doctor, the topical use of moisturizing cream for moisturizing, such as silicone oil cream, 5% urea ointment and so on.
2. Vitiligo: it is an acquired pigment loss skin and mucous membrane disease, which can be manifested as white spots and white hair, and can occur in any part of the body, so it can also appear in the face of the child.
For children with vitiligo, first of all, we should pay attention to avoid trauma, sun exposure and mental stress and other triggering factors; secondly, under the guidance of the doctor, the use of glucocorticoid preparations topical treatment, such as hydrocortisone butyrate, betamethasone valerate, etc.; can also be appropriate to use vitamin D3 derivatives, such as carbotenoids ointment or tacalcitol ointment topical treatment.
3. florid chaff rash: also known as sweat patches, is a chronic fungal infection caused by malassezia involving the stratum corneum of the skin, can be under the guidance of the doctor, topical antifungal medication, such as ketoconazole ointment, miconazole ointment, etc.; for the lesions of the generalization of the skin, you can choose to take oral antifungal medication, such as itraconazole, fluconazole and so on.
4. Anemic nevus: congenital local skin hypopigmentation caused by abnormal development of vascular tissues. There is no effective treatment at present.
5. Nonpigmented nevus: it can also be called depigmented nevus, which is congenital limited white spot. There is no effective drug treatment at present.
Specific treatments should be operated under the guidance of doctor and according to the condition of each child.