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Birthmark Questions
Ten fingers. Ten toes. Brown hair. A cute little nose. Your baby is perfect. Wait... what's that funny little mark? It's probably nothing to worry about, but still...
It's natural for parents to wonder about anything unusual on their newborn's skin, whether the spot was there from the beginning or shows up a few weeks later. While most birthmarks are harmless, it's smart to have them evaluated at your child's next well visit. But don't panic. We'll help you tell the difference between a harmless little pink dot -- and a possible red flag.
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seriously - an article about birthmarks and no pictures? makes no sense to me!
1/23/2012 09:42:22 AM Report AbuseIt's important to note that when a child is born with multiple large/medium sized nevi (moles) there is a risk that a potentially serious condition called neurocutaneous melanocytosis (NCM) is present. My son was born with 5 nevi and we were told they were "just birthmarks" and had no idea what was happening when complications caused a life threatening situation very quickly. Please contact Nevus Outreach, Inc. (www.nevus.org) for more information.
11/1/2011 09:34:22 AM Report AbuseI was initially excited to see the article, but felt it left out a lot of important information. I am the mother of a child with a Giant Congenital Nevus ( Giant is 1 in 500, 000 but a large nevus using the diameter in the article actually can occur in 1 in 20,000 births). A large nevus has a higher risk of melanoma and can be linked to neurological issues that can be extremely serious. The article was nothing more then a puff piece. The article did not provide real education.
10/31/2011 09:39:38 PM Report AbuseI really wish that Parents Magazine would do a bigger article on the section "Moles". My daughter was born with a giant nevus (actually closer to 1 in 500,000 rather then 1 in 100,000 born with it). It was so scary to have this beautiful tiny baby born with a birthmark covering a large part of her back, shoulder, arm, neck, chest, head, face and even the Drs not knowing enough about it to tell you anything. I wish that more people were made aware of things like this!!
10/31/2011 01:44:19 PM Report Abuse