[bondo05]

Okay, I am new to this board, but am always on the March 2010 expecting club boards. I have a question about my skin. My skin always breaks out in the beginning of my pregnancies...just the same with this one. My face has pretty well cleared up now. Still one lingering problem. I have this spot on my chin about the size of a quarter. It is red, small bumpy dry itchy patches of skin. There are usually also a couple of small pimples in the same space. What is this??? I don't know what to put on it. It itches, so I feel like it needs come cortisone cream or whatever, but then there is the issue of the pimples.I just want it to go away! It is RED and icky. Please help! Oh..and I only wash my face twice a day with Dove Sensitive skin soap, use neutrogena healthy skin lotion. I haven't changed anything in my skin routine for months. I have never had anything like this before.

[bondo05]

Okay, I am new to this board, but am always on the March 2010 expecting club boards. I have a question about my skin. My skin always breaks out in the beginning of my pregnancies...just the same with this one. My face has pretty well cleared up now. Still one lingering problem. I have this spot on my chin about the size of a quarter. It is red, small bumpy dry itchy patches of skin. There are usually also a couple of small pimples in the same space. What is this??? I don't know what to put on it. It itches, so I feel like it needs come cortisone cream or whatever, but then there is the issue of the pimples.I just want it to go away! It is RED and icky. Please help! Oh..and I only wash my face twice a day with Dove Sensitive skin soap, use neutrogena healthy skin lotion. I haven't changed anything in my skin routine for months. I have never had anything like this before.

[pandohra]

Sounds like eczema. It starts out with itchy red pimples and then turns to dryness.  I think eczema is almost entirely allergy related. It may go away with the end of your pregnancy. Mine started with the onset of menopause.

Hydrocortizone works best. Also antihistamines. Check with your doctor.

[cl-ambredawn]

Hi there!  Welcome to the board, and congrats on your little March bean!  )

The skin issue you describe could be a number of things, but eczema sounds like the most likely culprit.  Apply over-the-counter hydrocortisone to it a few times a day, keep it hydrated with moisturizer, and DON'T pick the pimply or flaky spots.  It should clear up in a few days. 

If it doesn't clear, I would definitely recommend seeing a dermatologist to make sure it isn't something else.  Hormonal acne is notoriously found on the chin and the flakiness could be caused by anything you've been putting on the skin to treat the 'pimples' (like benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid).  It could also be contact dermatitis, especially if it's on the side where you hold a telephone or often lean while doing something else (I had a chin rash for the longest time and it turned out to be a reaction to my hand lotion because I always leaned on my chin when doing the newspaper crossword.  *shrug*)  One other thing that comes to mind, although it's VERY rare, is a pre-cancerous spot.  These *can* be flaky patches, but they are rare, so don't freak out.  ;o)

Please keep us posted on what happens and let us know if there is anything else we can help with!  )

  
      

 

 

[bondo05]

Thanks to you both for your replies..very helpful! I have been applying the cortisone cream and it seems to be helping..still not gone away yet, but not so red and not so itchy. I bet it is eczema. I have eczema on the palm of my left hand and bottom of my left foot. (weird I know). I've had it for 9 years...and it has always only been in those two places...never thought it would show up on my face. BUT,now that you both mentioned it..I know that is what it is. Feels the same, looks the same. UGhhh...I hope a derm can get it under control...cuz what I have on my hand and foot is horrible I will be looking for a derm right away. Thanks so much for your help!!!