How does milk coffee spot differ from birthmark

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My baby has a lot of milk coffee spots from birth. Now it's almost four months old. It's different in size, and it doesn't get bigger, and it doesn't have any symptoms. Just check it and say it may be a birthmark. Here's how to distinguish milk coffee spots from birthmarks to share my experience.

How does milk coffee spot differ from birthmark

First: coffee au lait spots, also known as coffee milk spots, are light brown patches that can be found at birth. The color of coffee spots varies from light brown to dark brown, but the color of each piece is the same and very uniform. The depth is not affected by the sun. The size ranges from several millimeters to tens of centimeters. The boundary is clear, and the skin texture on the surface is completely normal. The appearance is very similar to freckles.

Second: milk coffee spots are birthmarks. Milk coffee spot, also known as coffee milk spot, is a kind of light brown plaque, can also be dark brown, but the color of each piece is the same and relatively uniform, the color depth will not be affected by sunlight. The size of milk coffee spots ranges from a few millimeters to ten centimeters, with clear edges. The texture of its surface skin is nothing special compared with that of normal skin.

Third: at present, the treatment of coffee birthmark can be carried out by laser. The principle of laser treatment is that the laser instrument generates a high-intensity light beam, uses the laser energy to make the pigment particles disintegrate and vaporize, seal the blood vessels, and then be absorbed by the body, and the pigment will fade. Because the laser of a certain wavelength is only absorbed by the pigment of the corresponding color, only the diseased cells absorb the specific laser, And normal skin tissue is not damaged, so it will not leave scars. Some coffee spots can be removed and treated with laser.

matters needing attention

Avoid food or drink with high pigment content, such as fried rice with soy sauce, cola, chocolate, cocoa, etc. The person that deals with computer all the year round had better besmear some cream, wash face immediately after using computer. Proper maintenance and nursing before and after pregnancy can reduce the occurrence of gestational plaque.