Birthmark, as the name suggests, is the abnormal color of the skin at birth, I have shared with you the cyan birthmark - Ota nevus, the red birthmark - bright red spot nevus, and today I will share with you the brown birthmark - coffee spots.
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What is Coffee Spot?
Some parents find that their babies are born or shortly after birth with tan or light brown "birthmarks" that are similar in color to coffee and milk, with a smooth surface; Confined to the body surface, the size is different, the minimum diameter is 1~2mm, and the maximum is 20cm; The shape is different, some are regular and the edge is smooth, and some are irregular and the edge is like a map, which is clinically called café au lait spots, referred to as coffee spots.
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Coffee spots, a relatively common pigmented skin disease, can occur anywhere on the body, but are more common on the trunk, buttocks and lower limbs.
Do coffee spots affect my health and do I need treatment?
It needs to be analyzed by a professional doctor on a case-by-case basis.
▶ It is normal for healthy people to have one or two café-au lait spots, and in most cases, the solitary café au lait spots are only a type of birthmark, which has no adverse effects on human health except for aesthetic effects, and can not be treated. If you are particularly concerned about the appearance of the effect, you can use laser treatment to achieve cosmetic purposes.
Laser treatment of coffee spots, the clinical treatment is mainly Q laser, the treatment is safe, will not produce scars, but the individual differences in treatment effect are relatively large, some patients can achieve significant improvement after a treatment, but some patients have a relatively high recurrence rate, can take a small area of trial treatment, so as to predict the effect of large-area treatment. Lesions with small area and irregular margins may have a better treatment effect, and the specific laser instruments, wavelengths, parameter settings, etc., need to be selected by experienced professional doctors.
▶ If there are a large number of coffee spots on the body, it is necessary to be alert to whether there are other diseases, such as coffee au lait spots as the symptom of clinical diseases, including neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis and other neuroectodermal syndromes, among which neurofibromatosis is the most common one in clinical practice, and it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for professional examination as soon as possible.
In summary, coffee spot is one of the common diseases of plastic surgery, the manifestations are complex, and the individual differences are very large, so it is recommended to go to a regular hospital in time to make a clear diagnosis and formulate a suitable treatment plan after a face-to-face consultation by experienced professional doctors.