Spots on 6-year old's face

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Ds3 is 6 (7 in February). Over the last few days he has had 3 large whiteheads on his face, each one appearing as the last disappeared.

He has always been more prone to spots/skin conditions etc than the other Dses, but this is more than he usually has.

Any ideas what it could be & what I should do? He has a good balanced diet, although I suppose there have been more sweet treats lately (still not sweets/chocolate every day but more than before, say 2-3 times per week). He hasn't seemed unwell either & we get plenty of fresh air every day.

Bumping in case anybody has any ideas please?

Has he been wearing a mask quite a lot? It could be irritating his skin a little and causing a breakout.

Are you sure it's not impetigo? When my DD had that, I thought it was just a few spots or bites. It was the school that told me.

Thank you for answering. He has been wearing a mask a little bit, but not a lot. The last time was on Wednesday, so epukd it take that long for spots to come out?

I've googled impetigo & the spots don't look like that, they are more like the image attached (from Google). But I won't rule anything out just yet!

How much water does he drink? My sister used to get a lot of spots like these when she didn’t drink enough

That's a good thing to consider, thanks @GrumpyHoonMain. He's not drinking as much now that the weather is cooler, so it wouldn't hurt to up his fluid intake.

Another spot has appeared during the day at school. I have taken photos of it as it seems a bit odd to me & I have a niggle that it could be something.

Could it be molluscum? Viral, very contagious, takes quite a while for their immune systems to deal with it

Watching as DD age 8 has the same thing. Although hers are mainly around her nose. Drinks loads of water. Doubt it’s molluscum as surely DD2 would have caught it.

What is the best course of action? Plenty of vitamins & liquids? Some kind of cream? Keep him off school? I'm rather thrown by this.

I hope your DD is OK minipie

I’d give him chewable vitamin c in case he’s a bit run down. It’s a time of year for germs, coughs and colds and those trapped under moist masks are making some kids get spots in the school I work in. Lots of emphasis upon clean hands and regularly washing his face as soon as he gets home may help too.

I haven't got chewable vitamins but will get some in. For now, I have given him a smoothie (banana, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry & BlackBerry, with apple juice) for a liquid & vitamin boost. Will also wash his face once he's had that. Thanks for the advice.