How are birthmarks formed

A birthmark is a mark that a person will have. According to legend, it is the "seal of God" when people come to the world. So how exactly are birthmarks formed? What are the reasons for the formation of birthmarks? Let's take a look at it!

How are birthmarks formed

The legend of the birthmark:

1. The birthmark is the "seal of God"

This view holds that after death, a person can be reincarnated again, and the process of rebirth is called "reincarnation." It is said that before a person is about to reincarnate, the king needs to erase all the memory of the person’s previous life before releasing it. When the "officials" of the underworld check that the person’s previous life memory has been erased, it will be released. A seal on this person indicates that it can be released. The seal can be placed on any part of the body. The part of the newborn baby with the birthmark is the part that was "stamped" at that time.

2. Religious "Sarasara Theory"

Religious "Chuilun" believes that birthmarks are scars from previous lives. Stevenson, the author of the book "The Causes of Birthmarks and Birth Defects", believes: "Birthmarks, birth defects, and other physical defects can all be regarded as a portrayal of life in a previous life. If the person was stabbed by a knife in the previous life, or a quilt shells killed or burned to death, wounds and injuries that part, tend to leave a visible mark on future generations who will be born that is a birthmark. "

3. God's "gift theory"

This view in the West believes that birthmarks are a "gift" from God, that is, the appearance of birthmarks is related to family members doing wrong things or mothers breaking some taboos during pregnancy and childbirth. The birthmark on the baby is a "gift" from God, which may be a test or warning. Therefore, when a birthmark appears on a newborn baby, many people always like to associate it with "God's suggestion."

The nature of birthmark formation

Birthmarks are abnormal growths of skin tissue during development, and abnormal shapes and colors appear on the surface of the skin. It is mainly due to the serious lack of trace elements such as zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium and phenylalanine and tyrosine in human serum, which affect the biochemical process of pigment synthesis, resulting in an abnormal increase in pigment cells, which leads to epidermal damage through nerve transmission. A plaque that spreads gradually; but the birthmark with neat edges spreads slowly.

The most common birthmarks for babies are the stork bite marks on the back of the neck and eyelids. They are caused by the expansion of blood vessels and will slowly disappear within the first year. About 10% of newborns will have strawberry birthmarks in the first 4 weeks-a raised, red, dotted birthmark that usually disappears within two years. If the birthmark does not disappear after 2 years, you can go for laser removal. But it must be done in a regular hospital and under the advice of a doctor. The new child will have about 2 ‰ grape wine mark, which is a flat red birthmark generally not receded.

Birthmarks can be divided into pigmented birthmarks and vascular birthmarks. Pigmented birthmarks refer to the increase and deposition of pigment in the epidermis or dermis; vascular birthmarks refer to the expansion and deformity of the dermis or subcutaneous blood vessels.

Causes of birthmark formation

According to relevant studies, the reasons for the formation of birthmarks are mainly affected by the following aspects:

1. Genetic factors

Although genetic factors are generally considered to be the main cause of birthmark formation, there is no conclusive scientific basis so far. There are also biologists who believe that the reason for the formation of birthmarks is the mutation of chromosomes in human evolution, which is then reflected on the skin through inheritance.

2. External environment

The external environment here mainly refers to environmental pollution. Environmental pollution is one of the main causes of birthmarks. After the human body is stimulated by the external pollution environment, it will show different ways of expression, and birthmarks are one of them.

3. Living environment

Mainly refers to the acquired environment. Due to some unhealthy problems of personal lifestyle, such as long-term irregular eating, irregular personal life and uncontrolled overeating, it may intensify the body under certain conditions and form birthmarks. .

4. Malnutrition

Due to the lack of certain nutrients such as calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and other trace elements, phenylalanine, tyrosine, etc., the human body easily affects the biochemical process of pigment synthesis, resulting in an abnormal increase in the secretion of pigment by pigment cells, and through nerves It is transmitted to the epidermis and gradually spreads to form a birthmark.

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