How can the birthmark on the head have feeling

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I was born with a big birthmark on my head. Now I'm growing up, but the birthmark hasn't changed much. Sometimes I feel the skin at the birthmark is very hard, but the doctor said it doesn't have much effect on my body. Next, I will tell you how the birthmark on the head can feel.

How can the birthmark on the head have feeling

First: port wine stains, about 1 / 3 of the newborn will appear this birthmark. It is a small, reddish macular rash, mostly in the back of the neck, between the eyes, forehead and eyelids. As children grow up, most of them disappear. Mongolian spot this birthmark flat, smooth, a birth, common in the buttocks or waist. Most of them are light blue, or they may be blue gray or blue black. The birthmark, which looks like a bruise, is common in yellow people and usually disappears before school age.

Second: strawberry hemangioma (capillary hemangioma), this birthmark usually appears in the face, scalp, back or chest, mostly red or purple. Strawberry like hemangiomas usually form several weeks after birth. They may not protrude from the skin, or they may be strawberry like soft masses slightly higher than the skin. Although it will not disappear, it has no effect on health.

Third: cavernous hemangioma. It's like light blue spongy tissue full of blood. It usually appears under the skin of the head or neck. If it grows deeper, the covered skin looks normal and disappears before puberty. The color of the coffee spot is like the brown color of the coffee with milk. This kind of birthmark is mostly oval, and mostly appears in the trunk, buttocks and legs. With the increase of age, it becomes bigger and darker.

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Many people are born with birthmarks, which are different in appearance, and some may feel particularly ugly. There is a slight feeling, but it is only on the surface of the skin and will not affect people's health. In some patients, the birthmark may fade with the onset of puberty.