My 7 yr old boy has these white spots on one side of his face. It appeared after he got a tan this summer. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be? Has anyones child had this?
2006-09-13 09:01:26 · 11 answers · asked by riverhills4 m 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
they are not like pimples. Its like spots that didnt tan and stayed white.
2006-09-13 09:06:41 · update #1
My nephew has this also, it is just sun spots, he gets his every summer because he gets really tanned from being outside and he is also 7 years old, my sister in law is a nurse and says there is nothing you can do about it, she does put lotion on his face because it seems to get dry and that helps it. Use Sunscreen
2006-09-13 09:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by kirsten215 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-26 02:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fungus disease called tinea versicolor.
His doctor can prescribe him a fungal creme against it...I believe I used clotrimazole. It took forever...about six months. When using an anti fungal creme you will feel like it's getting worst. At some point you just have to stop the treatment...but use it for quite some time first, because if you don't it will come back again and again. I also had to use something that was similar to a dandruff shampoo (selsun blue)- but it was a prescribed lotion with the same ingredient and maybe not as strong ...it was pink in color....all that made my skin turn red...but I stuck with it and after a while I stopped and just waited for the color to come back. It's been 5 years...it never came back...thank God! It makes you feel so ugly. Good luck...and patience....the white spots will turn red during treatment, but continue applying the creme anyway....or maybe you can get the oral fungal treatment for your son. Tell him it's temporary...stop using anything on his face that's oily, because the fungus feeds on the oil.
2006-09-13 19:21:17 · answer #3 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my daughter has got such type of white spots on her face and cheecks at two places and we consulted doctors he said as P alba . and given medicine only related to vitamins and some cream and ointments.
Now its spreading. So please can anyone tell me exactly what the treatment for this and who will be the best doctor to consult in delhi ncr. she is 5 years only.
2014-07-06 03:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anurag Tripathi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have some white spots on my arm and my grandma told me to drink more milk, my mom said to put lotion on it and my aunt said well I don't remember what she said. have u asked ur doctor?
2006-09-13 09:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by JLoVe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a number of things...probably either a lack of calcium, fungal activty on skin (which leads to peeling...even long after the tan).
consult a dematologist for the real answer.
2006-09-13 09:03:56 · answer #6 · answered by MadHatter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am an adult and got the same thing on my arms. mine i believe is from having goose bumps while tanning. it's been more than a month and it's still there.
2006-09-13 09:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by nakita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His skin is damaged. You need to apply sun screen to his face everytime he goes out.
CT
2006-09-13 09:03:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hopefully he doesn't have Vitiligo, you should take him to see his pediatrician.
2006-09-13 09:03:12 · answer #9 · answered by GirlUdontKnow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes my daughter have them to up closer to her eyes this is the first time I have ever seen them ...do they like like little white head pimples or just spots....reply please
2006-09-13 09:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by mary_marlene65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋