The doctor said that for developing children, even short-term exposure to skin care products containing estrogen may cause medium- and long-term damage, especially when the exposure is younger, the greater the damage; the picture shows a situational photo.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] In theory, it should be a skin care product to make mothers beautiful, but it actually caused the children's precocious puberty injury incident!

Zhou Wanyi, director of Zhenxin Dermatology Clinic, said that although the clinical situation will improve after stopping use, even short-term exposure to children in the developmental period may cause medium and long-term damage, especially when the exposure is younger, the greater the damage.

Zhou Wanyi shared on her Facebook page "Dermatology Dr. Zhou Wanyi/Zhenzhen Dermatology Clinic" and her personal website. Many domestic pediatric endocrinologists found that there have been many precocious young children in outpatient clinics recently. I use the same Taiwanese brand repair cream, which is positioned as a moisturizing and anti-aging skin care product for adult women, but mothers misuse it for children in order to relieve atopic dermatitis, resulting in early menstruation and early breast development. .

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Zhou Wanyi pointed out that the misuse of estrogen skin care products may cause precocious puberty, such as breast development, advanced bone age, pseudomenstrual, and serious tumors, such as breast cancer, testicular tumors, and adrenal tumors.

Zhou Wanyi said that there have been several similar cases abroad. Some mothers used estrogen-containing hair products, and her daughter was at the age when she liked to help her mother tie her hair and comb her hair. In addition to playing with her mother's hair before going to bed, she also He will play with the empty bottle of his mother's hair products, resulting in precocious puberty. There are also cases of gynecomastia after a mother uses hormone supplement ointment due to menopause, and her son touches the skin on which the mother rubbed the medicine.

Zhou Wanyi said that although the transdermal absorption rate of estrogen is about 20%, because the cuticle of the skin of children is thinner, the absorption is stronger than that of adults, and the amount of testosterone in the body of young boys is too low to fight estrogen because they have not yet developed. may lead to gynecomastia.

source of estrogen

There are three possible sources of estrogen in life:

●Drugs: The estrogen used in menopausal hormone replacement therapy is commonly used in oral medicines, skin patches or topical ointments.

If you use a skin patch or ointment, keep it out of the reach of the child, and avoid letting the child touch the applied area. Remember to wash your hands after each application of the ointment to avoid drug residues.

● Skin care products: nourishing hair, breast enhancement, anti-acne, anti-aging skin care products and skin care products containing placenta extract.

●Food (phytoestrogens): such as many beans and vegetables, but because the ratio of absorption and utilization by the body is not high, there is no need to worry too much.

Zhou Wanyi said that in Taiwan, estrogen is a banned ingredient in cosmetics. In theory, it should not appear in marketed skin care products. Currently, the Taoyuan City Health Bureau is conducting an investigation. If you violate the Cosmetics Hygiene and Safety Management Law, you can be punished between 20,000 and 5 million. Yuan.

How to check?

Zhou Wanyi said that if a child has precocious puberty, please seek help from the pediatric endocrinology department as soon as possible.

If you suspect that estrogen exceeds the standard, you can check the patient's blood, hair, and skin care products to clarify the causal relationship.

How to prevent?

Zhou Wanyi reminded that different skin care products are suitable for each type of skin. If you have atopic dermatitis, rosacea (rosacea), or acne-prone skin, you need a dermatologist to provide advice on suitable skin care products according to your skin condition.

If you choose a big brand and don’t buy skin care products from unknown sources, you can also add points for skin care safety without deductions. If you cause harm to children, you will really regret it.

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