Baby skin care

“Doctor, My daughter, is getting dry patches on the skin of her face. Does she have Pityriasis alba or leukoderma?” Your daughter most likely has Pityriasis alba rather than leucoderma. Pityriasis alba is not caused by vitamin or calcium deficiencies. Neither they indicate worm infestations. This article will help you understand the reason for getting P.alba on the face and…

Baby genital skin care becomes very important in the case of little ones because of their inability to take care of their genitals themselves, coupled with the inability to perceive or express the concerns of this area. Knowing your child’s needs becomes critical, during this stage, and this article helps you in doing the same. How to take care of…

“My son gets rashes which feel like the pricking of needles every year when the weather gets hot and humid. Is this heat rash? What causes heat rash? How to prevent it? How to treat it?” Yes! This is a typical presentation of sweat rash, heat rash or prickly heat dermatologically termed as Miliaria Rubra. I will address all these…

“Doctor, Can a birthmark be of white colour? Will it grow bigger? Is it treatable? Won’t our child feel bad when he grows up?” These are the questions I am confronted with when people see a light-colored birthmark on the forehead of my child. The word “Birthmark” usually creates a picture of a black coloured spots/bumps in our mind; however…

“Doctor, how to give a baby bath? What should be the temperature of the water? Should I use soap or liquid cleanser? Should I use baby oil on the skin before or after a bath?” Having passed this stage myself, I have researched all of the above questions from a dermatologist point of view and summarised them in this article….

“Doctor, Why does my child get diaper rash so often? Does my baby has diaper rash or yeast infection? How can I prevent diaper dermatitis?” Diaper rash is so common, that most children in first year get diaper rash. This is so because they urinate and defecate frequently. In this article, I have answered the various question from parents who face…