Food for Thought – Port Wine Birthmark
Port wine is a combination of wine and brandy which gives it its unique ruby red color. Port wine birthmarks (nevus flammeus) may be found on the face or body and represent malformed blood vessels. They may occur as a birthmark with no other symptoms associated with it or they may be associated with a…
Read MoreFood for Thought – Cherry Angioma
“Life is like a bowl of cherries” (proverb) – and so is your skin. You may notice that there are small bright red spots on your body that never go away. These are called cherry angioma – cherry because of their shape and color – angioma because they are dilated blood vessels. Cherry angiomas…
Read MoreFood for thought – Café au Lait marks
Understanding Café au Lait Spots: Insights from Dermatology of Westport For those who enjoy their coffee with milk, the light brown, smooth, flat spots on the skin known as Café au Lait spots may remind you of a spilled latte. These benign skin marks, resembling the color of coffee with cream, appear in 10%–20%…
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