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Does phototherapy makes baby skin darker
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My baby boy is 12 days old 2 days after birth he diagnosed with jaundice and he was under lighting before he was very fair but after lighting his skin colour getting dark day by day
I'm getting worried is phototherapy makes baby skin darker how much time it will take time to get natural skin tone of my baby
Attached photo at the time of birth
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Photo therapy may darken skin but it will be fine in few weeks let me know the bilirubin value...... continue breast feeding, observ color of stool and urine.
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It may cause
Wait n watch.
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Yes it makes the skin darker.. but the darkness will decrease as days are progressing and the child return to oringinal colour in few days
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There is "Bronze baby syndrome ":bronze discoloration of body after using phototherapy
In direct hyperbilirubinaemia ..
Without report of bilirubin can't say further
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consult nearby pediatrician immediately
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“Bronze baby” syndrome, a dark bronze discoloration of the skin thought to be related to impaired excretion of photoproducts of bile pigment, may occur with phototherapy in infants with direct hyperbilirubinemia (cholestatic jaundice) and usually resolves gradually within a few weeks after phototherapy is discontinued. The etiology is unknown, and whether the bronze pigments cause neurotoxicity is uncertain.
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
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8 yrs exp
Pune
Yes it may
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Hello, good to connect with you today
Yes photogtherapy will make the skin darker
But you don’t have to worry, it’s temporary
It’s like getting a sun tan
Your baby will get back to his genetic skin colour slowly.
Give it 2-4 weeks
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You don’t have to apply oil or any other remedy advertised on various platforms for phototherapy induced dark skin. It goes away naturally
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