My birthmark gets really dark, changing like a mood ring. (Although, fun fact: I will add - when I get really, really cold.My mother and close friends can always tell. I also have to avoid getting too much sun without protection of sun screen, as that can damage the birthmark as well. This is just an observation that doctors have made.) The older I get, the darker it can get, and the texture of my skin is also at risk of changing (due to thickening of the blood vessels). (Not that I go around looking up my nose or asking people, "Hey!! You want to see the inside of my nose!?!?".I am pretty sure that is socially unacceptable, and 100% socially awkward. If you were to look in my mouth, at my gums, in my ears, and in my nose, you can easily tell a color difference and where the birthmark starts and ends. That being said, my birthmark goes much deeper than my skin. Due to an excess of blood vessels in my facial area, the blood vessels causes my skin tone to look a purplish type of color. The only cause of my birthmark is, "just because it can exist, it does". There's no genetic links, and it has nothing to do with my mother's pregnancy. There isn't really any rhyme or reason as to why I have it. Sparking conversations, many people have ask me questions such as, "What does the laser treatment do? What does it feel like? What is the purpose?" Let me begin answering these questions with some quick background information.įirst off, the type of birthmark that I have is called a "port wine stain". During spring break, I had a laser treatment on my birthmark.
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