What are birth marks? Birth marks are any unusual markings on the skin of your child that they are born with. Whether or not these birth marks are caused because the child remained in an awkward position in the womb for a time is unclear. They may or may not eventually fade and some may [...]

Eye birthmarks are usually the type of birthmark that does not cause any actual medical problems, like cancer or anything like that. What can and commonly does happen is the capillaries become engorged with blood and the birthmark grows and may impede the eyesight of the person with the birthmark. This type of birthmark is [...]

This article is about what to do about dangerous birthmarks. Birthmarks are also called hemangiomas and only thirty percent are visible at birth and usually get bigger as the baby grows. Little girls are five times more likely to be born with hemangiomas and White more than any other race. Eighty-three percent of all hemangiomas [...]

We all know that one of the most recognizable famous birthmarks is the mole on Cindy Crawford’s face. Marilyn Monroe had one, too. Not all birthmarks are moles, though. Lots of people have what is called port wine stains, or PWS. Some people with famous birthmarks that you may recall are Tina Turner, Richard Gere, [...]

The best port wine birthmark remover is something called a pulsed-dye laser. This type of laser reduces the appearance of the port wine stain by shrinking the blood vessels that cause it. No one knows why birthmarks happen, they just do. Most of the birthmarks do not cause medical problems but the placement of some [...]

Birthmark laser treatment is quite the viable option to reduce the appearance of or eliminate birthmarks all together. The type of laser treatment to be used for your birthmark depends on the type of birthmark you have. There are a few types we will outline here. If your birthmark is a pigmented brown or tan [...]

Vascular birthmarks are birthmarks that are normally red in color due to the vascular nature of them. This means that an overabundance of blood vessels or capillaries have congregated all in one place under the skin. Birthmarks affect one in ten children and are either present at birth or show up shortly thereafter. There is [...]

Birthmarks can be troublesome for anyone that has one especially if it can be seen by others. If you have one and need to know how to remove birthmarks the best place for you to start is by talking to your doctor. Your doctor may refer you to a dermatologist. A dermatologist is a skin [...]

The most common green birthmarks removal laser is the 532nm. There are different grades of lasers for different areas of the body which produce different effects. Lasers are widely used in various fields of medicine like surgery and emergency medicine. The use of lasers is very effective and far less invasive than traditional surgical options [...]

This season 5, episode 4 of the show House Birthmarks, is not about the traditional type of birthmark. It has nothing to do with the type of birthmark that some children are born with and have to deal with at least for the first few years of their lives. House Birthmarks has to do with [...]