what kind of birthmark?!
Question: im 20 year old and have had a red birthmark on the back of my leg seens i was born they are all shaped lite red spots they go from my ankle to my upper thigh they get very red when i get hot they don't really bother me but i want to know what it is
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I had a friend with this.same area.I believe it s called a portwine stain.I think it is just capillaries close to the skin.
Definition:
A port-wine stain is a vascular (containing vessels) birthmark made of enlarged capillaries in the skin, which produce a reddish-purplish discoloration of the skin.
Alternative Names:
Nevus flammeus
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Port-wine stains (PWS) are present at birth. The rate is 3 out of 1,000 people. Port-wine stains occur most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body. Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance. As the child matures, the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color.
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em..theyre birthmarks- but i dont know why they redden -ive got a tiny black one one my back
I would have them checked by a doctor.
Dermatologist could answer your question, my son's birthmark on his lower back is actually scar tissue from when he was inside the womb.
It's called roseacea, or a port wine stain. It's a common birth mark on people, especially those with pale skin, and light hair.
a red birthmark is called a strawberry birthmark n its very common but if it get redder wen u get hot then it mite b like a heat rash?
they call it a stork mark
i don't really know about red ones Grey ones on your lower back or bottom that look like bruises are American blue spots actually mean u have got Asians in yr family even tho i haven't my son was born with dark skin and one on his bottom it as raised lots of questions
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