Pregnancy spots

Introduction Pregnancy "fetal spots", also known as chloasma, butterfly spots or pigmentation. This is caused by pregnancy. Because of the endocrine changes during pregnancy, the majority of pregnant women's nipple, areola, abdominal midline and genital skin coloration deepens, the degree of depth varies from person to person, the original black scorpion color is also deepened. Some pregnant women have brown spots on their faces after 4 months of pregnancy. They are distributed on the bridge of the nose and cheeks. They can also be seen in the forehead. They are butterfly-shaped and are called "pregnancy spots". However, as long as the oil is well secreted, the pH is balanced. The metabolism is smooth and not easy to spot during pregnancy.

Cause

Due to the increase of melanocyte hormones secreted by the pituitary gland during pregnancy, as well as a large number of progesterone and estrogen, the function of melanocytes in the skin is enhanced, which is a physiological change during pregnancy, and there is no need to worry or treat.

Sunlight can make pregnancy spots worse, so wear a sun hat when going out in the summer to avoid direct sunlight. In the months after childbirth, the pigmentation on the skin became lighter and eventually disappeared; occasionally, the pregnancy of the face disappeared and the traces of brownness remained.

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The shape of the pregnancy spot is butterfly-shaped. Some pregnant women have brown spots on their faces after 4 months of gestation, which are distributed on the bridge of the nose and cheeks, and can also be seen in the forehead. The diagnosis can be made according to the shape and distribution of the spots of the pregnant woman.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of pregnancy spots:

1, freckles: freckles (Ephelis, Ephelides, Freckles) is common in the face of a small yellow-brown or brown pigmentation spots, autosomal dominant inheritance, especially in summer, the development of lesions and sun exposure.

2, age spots: age spots are brownish black, mostly between 1 mm and 10 mm in diameter, ranging in size, large spots up to 2-3 cm in diameter, most not higher than the skin, and some large spots () can also It is higher in skin and flat. It is composed of lipofuscin pigment, which occurs on the exposed skin of the elderly, the back of the hand, the back of the hand, the calf, the back of the foot, and the trunk. People used to call it "life spot", which is called senile pigmentation spot () in medicine. Age spots are not only found in the skin, but also in the heart, blood vessels, liver and internal gland, affecting the normal function of each organ. Therefore, for age spots, it must not be taken lightly.

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