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What Causes Brown Patches On A Child S Body?

Hi Doc,my baby was born very fair,kind of whitish.am an African woman,am light in complexion and the dad is also fair in complexion.later on the first month she developed rashes that caused a dark brown dot dot colouration permanently in between her neck and chest,and that region has been rough up till now,as if something blended or covered her skin complexing.now her colour has become brownish fair,but her finger is still very fair.I don t know if it s because of the cream am using on her which after applying on her body,I don t apply on her fingers because of sucking of the fingers..the cream is chicco,and I heard it do have fake and Original...but pls Doc,what can I eat or do to make my baby s skin shiny and glowing permanently.will be grateful to get a good result.thanks Doc.....
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Pediatrician, Pulmonology 's  Response
Hi...skin complexion is 100% controlled only by genes and there is no food or cream or beauty tip which can make it permanently fair or glowing or shiny. By what you quote I feel that it could be an eczema which has started all this. The trick of the management is keeping the skin moist and never allowing it to be dry. For this oil massage and lotions like Oilatum will help. Regarding cure options - eczema is a sort of allergy...allergies can only be controlled and can never be cured. But usually kids grow out of it...that is as the age progresses.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Brown Patches On A Child S Body?

Hi...skin complexion is 100% controlled only by genes and there is no food or cream or beauty tip which can make it permanently fair or glowing or shiny. By what you quote I feel that it could be an eczema which has started all this. The trick of the management is keeping the skin moist and never allowing it to be dry. For this oil massage and lotions like Oilatum will help. Regarding cure options - eczema is a sort of allergy...allergies can only be controlled and can never be cured. But usually kids grow out of it...that is as the age progresses. Regards - Dr. Sumanth