Infant Acne:
Age: ~3-4 weeks
Looks: tiny, firm, pus-filled pimples that have a slight redness around the
base on faces, can spread to shoulder and back.
Causes: Hormones present at the end of the pregnancy stimulate oil glands in
baby’s skin, and he oil clogs pores.
Treatments: not necessary, disappear on its own within a few weeks.
When to worry: if pimples not small and hard but large and squishy, and
seems
to have liquid pus in them, or if there is more than a little redness around
the base. This may be a sign of bacteria infection.