Birthmarks are quite common and rarely something to worry about. Put simply, birthmarks are discolorations of the skin and come in two types, vascular and non vascular. Nobody really knows for sure why they occur. I remember when my daughter was first born I noticed a small red dot on her abdomen and thought nothing of it. Within a month it had grown into a golf ball sized red vascular mass which remained there for the next few years before it started to resolve on its own and is now barely noticeable. My Daughter even named this hemangioma her Mob.
Another very common vascular one is the “stork bite” Continue reading ‘Birthmarks: Rarely a Reason for Concern’
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