my baby is 3 months old he had red birth mark in his forehead little on his eye lid , nose bridge and back of his nick some in his scalp our pediatrician said it is stork bike other one said it is port wine but both said dont worry m it will fade but by the time I notice some bluish streak like if you see blood vessel in fair skin but im not sure it is veins but it get more noticeable im afraid it can be turning to something else like hemangioma or so , could any one have the same or know about we still didn't see dermatologist
thanks every one for share but what make me worry is that part which start to get darker bluish but I see my pediatrician and he said dont worry but I didn't like the way he examine it by using the torch light he didn't touch it or measure it
I think what the doctor said was "stork bite" which is another way to say birth mark. If you are concerned, I would see a dermatologist about this.
Stork bites, port wine, salmon patches, strawberries, angel kisses are all nicknames for hemangiomas, and each nickname is based on what part of the body they are on. So your son has hemangiomas. They are a concentration of abnormal or poorly formed blood vessels.They will sometimes get bigger before they start to get smaller, and should disappear completely by 5 years old. My daughter had one on her head that was huge and it was barely visible by the time she was 3, and now she is 5 and it is almost gone. 1 in 3 infants are born with a birthmark, and they are usually benign. The only reason to worry is if it impedes development in an area, like preventing the eye from seeing, etc. Your pediatrician will monitor the growth of the marks at the well checkups, but if you feel that you want a dermatologist to examine them, then go for it.
For more info: http://www.healthofchildren.com/B/Birthmarks.html
My wonderful 17yo had a stork bite at the back of her neck and another on an eye lid (I don't even remember which one). They faded over time, would get a little more noticeable when she was sick or when she cried alot but the eventually went away. Haven't seen even a hint of one in years and years. They never hampered her development in any way.
I would encourage you to see a pediatric dermatologist. The location of the birthmark determines the type of treatment not the kind of hemangioma it is. Your son could have a stork bite, port wine stain, cavernous hemangioma, or a strawberry hemangioma. Our 5 yr old twins were born with a number of different kinds of birthmarks. One had a cavernous hemangioma on the upper corner of her ear. It was reddish, slightly swollen and later turned a little blueish in color. It has gone away completely. She also had a stork bite on the back of her neck that her hair covers. Our other twin had a small strawberry hemangioma on her eyelid which made her eye droop. After 2 rounds of steroids it went down and has since gone away. She also had a large strawberry hemangioma on her arm that we had removed by a ped. plastic surgeon last year. It started out as flat and pink but quickly grew and became raised and bright red. She also has a cafe au lait on her leg that is tan and flat. We went to a pediatric dermatologist when they were infants. He took pictures and monitored the progress of each over time. He also sent us to the surgeon. WebMD had some good information on the different kinds of birthmarks/hemangiomas and had a slide show of pictures.
Hope this helps.
It's a stork bite (not from a stroke....)
My daughter had that... it was a little on her eyelid, above her lip and in the back of her neck. It was more pronounced when she cried. She is now 7 and I don't see it at all. (I actually haven't seen it in a long time).
lol yeah it's a stork bite. I agree with the first poster and see a dermatologist, but I don't think there is a lot you can do, other than wait.
Stork bites or port wine stains may fade...it will depends - if they are flat -they are fine - if they are raised - they need to be looked at by a dermatologist.
My son is almost 4 and his are only noticeable now when he cries. They get very dark otherwise they are now so faint you can barely see them. We were told they will fade over time and they have.
