When you first hold your baby after birth, you expect smooth skin and a perfect little head. Instead, many parents notice a soft, raised area, sometimes bruised or cone-shaped, on the baby’s scalp. If ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the scalp that can be ...

Caput succedaneum is a condition where your baby’s scalp swells shortly after they’re born. This is a type of edema, or fluid collection, just underneath the skin. Caput succedaneum can look alarming.