What to do if spots appear on the face during late pregnancy

Pregnancy is a very hard period and the endocrine system can be easily disrupted, so they need to stay in bed and eat nutritious foods to recuperate. It is not without reason that pregnant women in China need to observe confinement after childbirth. In the late pregnancy, many spots suddenly appear on the face. It may be that the body is in poor condition and the gas is not flowing smoothly. It is best to go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination. Generally speaking, pregnant women with normal body will not develop spots.

Be careful if you have spots on your face. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the skin is closely related to the internal organs, meridians, Qi and blood. Only when the internal organs function normally, Qi and blood are abundant, and the meridians are unobstructed, will the body and face be less susceptible to aging, and the skin will be smooth and delicate without spots.

reason

1. The metabolic function slows down and melanin cannot be excreted normally.

2. Cumulative damage caused by sunlight to the skin.

3. Stressful life, irregular work and rest schedule, endocrine disorders and increased abnormal secretion of melanin.

examine

The appropriate diagnosis can be made based on the clinical manifestations.

Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of facial spots:

chloasma

Traditional Chinese medicine calls it black spots, which are light brown or dark brown patches of varying sizes, with clean boundaries and irregular shapes. They do not protrude from the skin and have no obvious symptoms, but they affect the appearance. It often occurs on the face, and is basically symmetrically distributed in the zygomatic forehead, nose, cheeks, and around the mouth. More common in middle-aged women. The depth of color has a certain seasonality, with the color becoming darker in summer and lighter in winter. Melasma is a skin problem that troubles middle-aged women. The spots on the skin make beautiful and fair skin disappear forever. The main factors that lead to the formation of chloasma: the external cause is mainly ultraviolet damage, and the internal cause is related to endocrine. Melasma can be classified into:

Liver spots

Liver diseases such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, and impaired liver function can cause dark and yellow skin and facial pigmentation. (Chinese medicine calls this liver qi stagnation type: it refers to worry, anger, and emotional frustration that affect the liver's ability to release qi and cause it to stagnate and form spots)

Pregnancy spots

Unstable hormone levels. Theoretical studies have shown that excessive estrogen can stimulate melanocytes, increasing the secretion of melanin granules, and progesterone can promote pigmentation. During pregnancy, women's progesterone and estrogen levels increase, and spotting occurs due to endocrine changes. In addition, the pituitary gland, adrenal glands, gonads and thyroid gland have a great influence on the amount of melanin secreted. (Chinese medicine calls it kidney deficiency and fire dryness type: it is caused by pregnancy and childbirth, excessive sexual intercourse, long-term illness, loss of yin essence, water cannot control fire, and fire dryness on the face, resulting in spots.)