Mongolian Spot

Question: Mongolian spot?? anyone else have a child with a mongolian spot?? and have they disapeared with time? yes i have it reported with my Dr. if ever in case i come across a situation where they think it's abuse. She has is right on top of her bum and a little bit on her shoulder as well!!!!

Answer: Yes I had one as a baby and my kids had them. It looked like a bruise in the middle of the lower back, but it doesn't go away or fade like a bruise. My kids mongolian spots disappeared when they were about 18 months old.

Question: I skin discoloration like Mongolian spot a dominant or recessive genes? I had a huge mongolian blue spot on my bottom before age 5, then faded away...

Answer: Recessive. And, the research indicates relatively harmless.

Question: WhDo Turkish, Hungarian and Finn respectively have Mongolian spot? I leaned geography at High school in Japan. I heard that their ancestors came from Asia and they were Mongoloids.However, to me, they looks like Caucasoids. If they really are, many of them should have Mongolian spot on their buttock. Have you heard about Turkish, Hungarian and Finn's Mongolian spot?

Answer: I am not a history expert (wanted to say that first) Secondly my daughter who is half mexican (from first marriage)has a dark purple mongolian mark above her buttocks. and from what i know this is commonly found in hispanics, arabs or middle eastern blooded newborns. Supposed to go away after 1 yr or so but my daughter who is 3 still has hers. Also my husband (2nd marriage) is egyptian with turkish backround (grandmother turkish moved to egypt at 3 yrs of age) does not have the mark and neither does my 6 mth old son. but that does not mean turks do not carry the marks.. i guess it just depends also on the skin tone. My husband is fair and looks more italian than arab.. however my first husband was very dark. so i think darker skin and ethinicty mixed has alot to do with it. Also i had a friend in school that was half black half white she also had the same mark

Question: Is mongolian spot common for other race except East Asian? I had a huge blue spot on my bottom before I was 5, and got humiliated by the children in America when I took trip there with my parents 20 years ago....just wonder, Is it rare in other races?

Answer: East Asians, Amerinds and LatinAmerican people of mixed white and indian blood have it. So do the Inuit. It occurs in European countries where the Huns and other Mongolina invaders arrived over a thousand years ago whenever recessive genes combine.

Question: How can I fade a mongolian spot birthmark? Someone told me to try honey then steam the area?

Answer: it shouldve faded over time but i doubt there is anything you can do maybe go to a dermatolgoist to see what can be done

Question: Does your baby have a Mongolian spot on the lower part of his/her back? I didn't know what that was till yesterday when I took my baby for a physical check up yesterday and I was SO curious on that bruise that was right on my son back. He had it since the day he was born. The dr told me hispanics, blacks, asians have them.

Answer: My baby boy, born March 6, 2009, has one. His is smaller than the rest of my friend's babies. He's got a light blue spot in his buttcrack and when it meets the top of his butt, it is a tiny circle. My baby is half Japanese and half White. My friend's baby is now 2 years old and she has her ENTIRE butt blue. It is the darkest thing that I have ever seen. I call her smurf. She is half Black and half White. Some go away, some don't.

Question: difference between birthmark and mongolian spot? what is the different between a birthmark and a mongolian spot?

Answer: Mongolian Spot is bluish, and is usually located on the skin lying over the sacrum (lower spine). It is most prevalent among persons whose ancestry ties them to Asia.

Question: Do I have a Mongolian spot? I have looked up a mongolilan spot on the internet, and have looked at pictures. But I am not sure If what I have is a Mongolian spot. These spots are described to be a deep bluish/green spot. Mine are very deep colored, and look like spots with veins. Mine are located on my lower back and the middle of my left leg, and seem to be growing. Mongolian spots are flat, however my birthmark is bumpy at times, and other times are pretty flat. I have tried to see patterns in the change in texture, with temperature, and emotion, but there is no pattern. If you have any opinons, or advice, I would be grateful thank you.

Answer: It certainly sounds as though you might have them. However, I have never heard of them being bumpy. Also, they usually disappear by about age 5, and almost certainly by adolesence. If you're concerned, I urge you to see a dermatologist; it never hurts to be safe!

Question: Why mexicans have the mongolian spot just like Asians? I dont know exactly what it is cause i haven't seen it , maybe i had it cause i'm of mexican parents,, but i heard a report about this in a mexican show. But if this mark is something asians have, why do mexicans have it? I know it is believed asians crossed from asia to the americas , moved down south and settled since looong time ago. But surely that asian race went throuogh lot of mutation as people mixed. but then why do so many mexicans have this Mogolian spot?

Answer: The Mongolian spot is not the only trait that the indigenous people of the Americas share with Asians. There is also a trait that is called 'shovel tooth' that is on the back of the front teeth. Most of the world's people have a flat shape on the back of the front teeth, but Asians and Native Americans have a triangle shaped scoop out of the backs, giving them a more concave shape. The blood type is also similar,,, being type A. It certainly does look like the Bering Strait was at one time more easily passable. I noted that one of the posters hinted that the migration may have been the other way though,,,, from Alaska to the west instead of vice versa.