Cutis marmorata on baby’s face

[Zenlifeforme]

Hi all

my baby has what I think is Cutis marmorata on her right cheek. Skin mottling, purple web-like. Here is a link to what it is here

has anyone have any experience of their child having this and what happened if so?

the article says it only appears when cold but my daughter has it all the time. Then it says if it’s on the face it should get looked at.

thanks for reading.

No experience of this sorry @Zenlifeforme but hopefully someone who has will be along soon.

Thank you 😊
gp replied straight away to my query and just asking me a couple of questions so I’ll see what they say.

Hi! I'd love to hear what you have learned as my kid has the same mark. Thank you!

my little one had something very similar- currently waiting for a referral. I would also be interested if anyone has got any experience here, it appears to be rather rare.

Hi both, yes it is rare isn’t it. It was a while ago that I had the appointment now so I can’t remember the exact details. But The doctor who saw her (dermatologist) said it’s not the dangerous type. So either she’ll grow out of it or it will stay and if it bothers her it can be corrected with surgery (not on nhs tho).
the bit I do remember is, the capillaries in her cheek extend into the top layer of her skin, whereas normally they don’t go that far. So we see the web-like mark as it’s going into the top layer, rather than staying below it (which gives a rosy glow like in a standard cheek). The surgery he mentioned would laser away the capillaries in that layer so the can’t come that far up. But he said in majority of cases it will disappear by time reach 4 years old.

i haven’t noticed her cheek as much since Feb. But then it’s been warm hasnt it. I have been noticing it a bit recently so maybe it’s just the same or maybe it has reduced a little.

let us know how the referral goes @adarkhorse .

and did you go to gp @kmrubly ?
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hey @Zenlifeforme - thanks for taking the time to reply :) that all sounds like what I was thinking… it doesn’t seem to bother her and it looks mainly like a cosmetic issue! I am still hoping that it will fade a bit more, it’s still quite noticeable and people do sometimes ask me about it. But let’s see what the referral brings if it ever arrives…

Hello, may I ask what the result was for this as my son has the same?

hi 👋 Did you mean for the others poster @Dorsettt ? I’ve given all the info I have but if you wanted anything clarifying let me know.
my DD now 21 months and it’s pretty much the same, not changed.

Does your son have it on both cheeks? From what I read it’s rare, but a few of us on here are reporting it. Maybe it’s pretty common in babies but peters out as they reach 4 🤷🏼‍♀️

xxx

I will say it’s reassuring to see the dermo as they can rule out which type it is.

Hi @Lucy280595 , that looks really similar/the same I’d say. And the same with my daughter in that it’s more obvious over the colder months.
For peace of mind you can get the gp to refer you to a dermo.
Your sons doesn’t look as severe as my daughters is, so that might fade. My daughter is nearly 3 now and still going strong. (She's such a hunny. My concern for it as a cosmetic issue have faded away even if the actual markings haven’t 🥰).

Hi again,

great you’ve got the appointments lined up. It’s so reassuring.

they didn’t do further tests no, as the dermo looked at it and said it wasn’t the dangerous type.

I have not heard of pulsed dye laser. Did your gp say that or is that something you read up on? I didn’t know there was any treatments, I just told that if it doesn’t go away naturally and we want to rectify it, we would have to have it lasered, but this is not on the nhs.

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Hi all - my DD has had this since birth and it hasn’t changed much in the first two years. It looks more pronounced possibly than your picture, but quite similar - it also changes based on temperature, it goes very blue when it’s cold.

We saw NHS and private consultants and they all confirmed it was benign and hadn’t changed so have suggested for her to be seen again when she is older to assess options for removal/treatment. No MRI or anything as it’s not close to her eyes, but they assessed hearing and impact on swallowing/breathing as it’s on her neck as well. They managed laser but not sure about funding (we have private healthcare but derm/cosmetic treatment seems a grey area) - they did however say she would need to be quite a bit older for this.

We hardly notice it now, although sometimes someone will ask about it.

Thanks for this update @adarkhorse . It’s good you were able to check out the options privately and also that it’s nothing serious 👍🏼.

We have lost our private HC as husband has changed jobs but if we ever get it again I hope they would let us use it for this if she wants it (not sure if they will tho since will be on her nhs record).

I did a bit of reading up on the pulsed laser dye thing, so I get what it is now x