My son was born with a small strawberry birth mark on his left shoulder blade. I pointed it out to his doctor, and she said it's common for them to get bigger, sometimes to the size of a quarter, but then disappear completely. I noticed in the 3 1/2 months since he's been born that it's gotten a little larger, but I wanted to know what it is exactly and how long it took your baby to outgrow it. Is there something I should put on it as a treatment or should I leave it alone? Also, this is kind of silly but would the stretching and moving he does with his arms stretch the skin and make it bigger? Thanks so much!
2007-10-02 07:40:39 · 12 answers · asked by zuckie44 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
How big is it and is it flat or raised? My son's isn't very big, maybe the tip of an eraser and there's one tiny raised spot.
2007-10-02 07:45:59 · update #1
I reread my question and I hope I didn't come across as being vain. I've had moles removed that were precancerous and I wasn't sure if strawberry marks could become cancerous or not since they change in size and shape. I wanted to make sure I didn't pass along any bad genes to my kids so they don't have to deal with what I did.
2007-10-02 08:27:45 · update #2
Actually, my daughter's had a strawberry mark since she was born, is now 9 months, it hasn't gone away, and my doc said that usually they're permanent.
2007-10-02 07:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been offered the option to have plastic surgery, then you should make an appointment for a consultation with that plastic surgeon. I sure would! You should find out from the surgeon himself what he intends to do, will she need more surgeries as she grows, will she have a normal nipple afterwards, etc. If she were my daughter, I would have the surgery as soon as possible. With summer coming she'll be out of school and have time to recover without having to miss any class time. Just imagine when she's older, a bra rubbing on that thing all the time? I'd rather find out everything I can right away and have the surgery now then wish I had done something down the road. As a teenager and adult is could really de devistating to her self-esteem, so I would research it thoroughly. If you're not in LOVE with your plastic surgeon, find another one. They are people, too, and not everyone is sweet and kind. Find one that is sweet to your daughter and go for it. My son was born with a lesion on his leg. He had the surgery to remove it when he was 3. There is no way to find where it USED to be. No scar or anything. I have to look at old photos to remember where it once was! I'd recommend to any parent that they have it done, we'd do it again in a heartbeat. Best of luck to you both. Take care.
2016-05-19 15:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was born with a big red birthmark right in the center of her forehead. Hers was not raised, just looked like a big red bruise. Her doctor called it a strawberry kiss, she's now 3 and it's almost faded away. It's just a little pink mark now. I actually loved her strawberry kiss but everybody that saw it thought my girl was hurt. They would all say "OMG what happened to her?" I'd have to explain to everybody that it's just a birthmark.
2007-10-02 10:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by sol's mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These marks are called hemangiomas. The vast majority of hemangiomas resolve spontaneously without any treatment and leave little or no scarring.
There are exceptions, however. Fortunately, your son's hemangioma was not on the face, so you don't have a significant cosmetic issue.
The likelihood of cancer developing in a hemangioma is extremely small.
2007-10-02 08:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little sister has one. It was the about a inch large @ birth and raised but now its flattened out still there though & she is 8. The is nothing you can do to change it, its a birth mark.
2007-10-02 08:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by *Me* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strawberry marks or "angel kisses" are caused by blood vessels close to the skins surface. As teh child matures they tend to get buried deeper in their bodies. Even if they don;t they don't usually cause any harm. My son has one on the back of his neck adn on teh side of his nose. The one on his nose has faded greatly but on his neck has not. The one on his neck is actually rpetty funny to watch when he gets mad, it will get brighter as blood flow increases when he has a tantrum.
2007-10-02 07:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by Betsy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know if its the same...but my 6 month old has what they call "salmon patches" She has them in her forehead, side of the nose, left eyelid, and back of the head...My ped. says that they usually start to fade at 12 months...He also said that all of his kids had them too and they have now disappeared.
2007-10-02 08:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one on my butt when I was born. It was pink and raised from my skin. It was "gone" by the time I was 10. There is a small scar left.
2007-10-02 08:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by MB-n-KC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one on the back of my head...they can get bigger or smaller, mine got smaller, but darker...I like it, when my hair is cut short it shows, when I am in the sun for a while it gets darker....my wife likes to tickle it....no worries...your kid is fine...
he's now part of the strawberry patch club..
2007-10-02 07:50:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have one on my arm about the size of a dime and my Dad had one on his back no big deal I don't think.
2007-10-02 07:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by Lost Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋