Strawberry Mark at Three Years
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Sun will be three years old in a couple of weeks. You may not remember when I first wrote about her birthmark, or when I followed up on her treatment when she was just over a year old. If you do remember, or if you are new to this story, here’s another installment.
In October of 2008, Sun had an appointment with her dermatologist for another laser treatment. Since starting treatment, this was the first time I almost cancelled because I didn’t think it was necessary any longer. But we kept the appointment. When the doctor saw her leg, he surprised us and recommended we NOT do a treatment. It was a huge relief. Even better, he didn’t want to see her for a year.
So, after a year, we returned to her dermatologist. He was delighted with her improvement. Her case was closed. He informed us that she’d no longer need any treatments, but that her skin would be puckery when it was all said and done and that if, when she was older, she was self-conscious about it, she could opt for cosmetic laser treatment at that time.
That was over six months ago. And her mark continues to look lighter, to lay flatter, each month. Here’s what it looks like now:
Amazing, eh?
Let me show you both legs together to compare:
If you don’t know it is there, you wouldn’t see it. But *I* know it’s there. And I still love that it reminds me of the day she was born and placed into my arms for the first time. That mark is unique unto her and all her own. I hope she comes to appreciate that it’s the differences among us that make us beautiful. Because I hope she never wants cosmetic treatment to make it disappear entirely.
I find that as I’ve gotten older, birthmarks are unique and special and tell fun stories. Funny how as a kid and teenager, all you want to do is fit in, but when you’re an adult, all you want to do is be special and unique.
.-= Jane Moneypenny´s last blog ..New Space Upgrades =-.
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I searched your page out in search of information on the raspberry/strawberry hemangioma. My 4 month old grandson was born with what appears to be the same on his thigh. What concerns me is that it started as a pin head mark which I always thought was something that could be cleaned off (just to give you an idea of how small and what it actually looked like), it was not raised and had no noticeable ragged edges. In 4 months it has grown to the size of a quarter with ragged edge and noticeably raised. I am so glad to see the success your child had with the treatments. I understand and appreciate that Sun’s mark was markedly much larger than my grandson’s. I am concerned with the speed at which the growth is spreading. I can’t imagine him being able to sit if the growth continues at the speed it is growing. I can’t wait for his next pediatric appointment next week that I will go to with my daughter. I want to ask a million questions now that I have read your story. Thank you so much for sharing it. Standing “O’s” to the success of the treatments. You’re little girl has pretty little legs and whether she chooses as an adult to further treatments or not, her individuality will always be with her and you.
Dawn