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My daughter had jaundice when she was born. She had to go through phototherapy treatment. But after that her skin complexion has become little dark. Does phototherapy affects the skin complexion? And will she gain back her original skin complexion? Thanks in advance for quick response.
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Benilla BesraMom of a 2 m old boy1 day agoA. Hello ,First of all to bring to your knowledge, Phototherapy contains UV light ie. (blue green light) of wave length 430-490 nm. So it is used to treat Physiological Jaundice by converting bilirubin into water soluble form to be secreted through urine/faeces out of body. Its our bodys natural protective mechanism that melanin pigment which is responsible for imparting brown/tan/ Dark complexion to an individual is produced to absorb the harmful UV light which can cause Skin Cancers and other harmful effects. Its mostly excreted in dark/ Tan/brown skinned individuals as compared to fair skinned individuals, it's similar to a person going out in hot sunny day and turning tan or dark. Don't worry slowly after few weeks/month, your daughters complexion will come back to normal and also newborns look fairer when born.
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RashmiMom of a 11 yr 1 m old girl1 day agoA. What is a misconception which most of the people have where they believe that when you give the child into phototherapy they become dark but it’s not like that they probably don’t know that the skin colour generally changes for initial 6 to 8 months and then you can be more certain about the colour as it is totally going to be dependent upon the genetics of the child from either side of the parent and family
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