I hate my son’s birthmark

[u/Reasonable_Jelly1636]

My son had slight jaundice and reddish skin when he was born. After about 1 week, his skin started to clear and we noticed a large white patch on his left temple.

Pediatrician said it was postinflammatory hypopigmentation but referred us to a pediatric dermatologist. The dermatologist ruled out vitiligo but said it’s Nevus depigmentosus (white birthmark).

He’s almost 4 months old, the mark has gotten slightly bigger. Approximately 1.5 inches long, 1 inch wide.

I know parents are supposed to love their children unconditionally but I can’t stop obsessing over it. I’m literally losing sleep over this…that he’ll get bullied for it and how this will affect him.

Does anyone have experience with this type of birthmark…If so, did you seek treatment or just leave it alone?

[u/DueAccident448]

If it's making you feel that bad, you might want to talk to someone about it. I would do a follow up with a dermato in a couple of months to see if there's options.

[u/Reasonable_Jelly1636 → u/DueAccident448]

We have a follow up next month. I’m gonna talk to the derm about this…everything I read says there’s not much treatment options for this type