My newborn has bad acne on his face and head?

I know pimples in newborns are common and caused by the mother%26#039;s hormones and clogged pores. My son%26#039;s pimple problem seems quite severe so I%26#039;m wondering if something else could be causing them. The pimples are actually bursting on their own and leaving a yellow crust. He has patches of skin around the pimples that are red and raised and overnight his little head broke out in dozens of white heads. Could this be just a nasty bout of newborn acne or possibly and allergic reaction? I am planning on taking him to the doctor today but thought I%26#039;d see if anyone experienced similar with their little one.|||it%26#039;s not acne|||sounds like he has excema (sp?); it%26#039;s fairly common in babies. your doctor may prescribe a steroid cream depending on the severity. it%26#039;s only temporary.|||It sounds like baby eczema. They have lotion for it, but you might want to take him to the doctor so they can prescribe something.|||ive hear of something similar to that but patches on there face and it happend to be milk bumps is what the doc said.|||My baby had baby acne and it went away by the time he was like 10 weeks, ytake him to the doctor he might suscribe you some lotion or cream to help, ggod luck and congrats with the baby!