What to do when a newborn baby has small white spots on his face

  There are two most common causes of white spots on the face of newborns: (1) neonatal corn rash: If it occurs within a few days after birth, this white spot is similar to the size of a needle point or small rice grain size white spots, can be scattered distribution, but also dense distribution, this situation is considered neonatal corn rash. Generally in a few weeks after birth will subside, there are also to a few months after birth completely subside, this is a normal physiological phenomenon, do not need any treatment.  (2) Some eczema, pustules will also show red base on the small white head, this situation requires timely hospital consultation, under the guidance of the doctor to the baby topical symptomatic drugs, generally a few days to improve.  Parents first keep the baby’s skin clean, you can choose some refreshing baby skin care products, try to avoid the baby scratching, do not cause infection. Do not use your hands to squeeze the small white spots, easy to squeeze through and then cause local infection. Do not scrub the affected area, it may irritate the sensitive skin of the newborn. If you need to use medicine must be applied under the guidance of a doctor to avoid the side effects of drugs.  The correct way to deal with this is to bathe your baby every day, especially on the nose, cheeks and other locations with rashes, using soft gauze dipped in warm water, the water temperature should be appropriate, too cold or too hot will cause irritation to the baby’s skin. However, if there is a pus-like substance in the small white spots or if the child has obvious discomfort, it is still recommended to go to the neonatology department for consultation and treatment.