For people with port wine stain birthmarks, laser surgery is one way to soften the appearance. Treatment can be uncomfortable, and in the past, some doctors recommended waiting until a child was a few ...

An Australian mother has been on the receiving end of backlash after having a birthmark on her son's face removed. TikToker, Brooke Atkins, has been proudly sharing her son, Kingsley, and his heath ...

Infants with port-wine birthmarks (PWB) achieved near-total or total clearance with weekly pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatments in a case-series of 10 infants. Early intervention of PWB in infants can ...

A mother who faced fierce criticism after using laser treatment on a large birthmark on her baby's face has revealed what he looks like three years after the treatment. Brooke Atkins, 36, from the ...

A 6-year-old girl’s face was permanently scarred by a University of Minnesota doctor during a laser procedure to remove a birthmark, a new lawsuit claims. The girl’s mother, Kasey Bernu, told the Star ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The best time to treat the type of birthmarks called port wine stains may be well before children are even aware they have them, a new study suggests. Sign up here. Port ...

A mum has revealed she gets trolled online and called a “monster” for choosing to laser her baby’s large facial birthmark – and says it’s to help her child. Brooke Atkins, 33, a stay-at-home mum and ...

The large-spot novel-generation pulsed dye laser achieved a 50% improvement in port-wine birthmarks (PWBs), with about half as many treatments compared with the prior-generation pulsed dye laser.

A MUM is putting her toddler through laser surgery to “protect her” from cruel taunts after other kids “refused” to play with her because of a birthmark on her face. Little Hallie, one, was born in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The superficial vasculature in purple port wine birthmarks was closer to the epidermis than the vasculature in ...

Among the most common birthmarks are simple salmon patches. These are present at birth and may occur on the nape of a baby’s neck, where they are called a stork bite. Another common location for a ...