Strawberry hemangiomas, also known as strawberry marks, are raised, reddish-white blemishes that can be very small or up to several inches in diameter. They can grow quickly in the first year of life. Most disappear within 5 years without treatment.
Port-wine stains are flat purple or dark red areas that grow with the child and persist into adulthood. They are rarely a problem except in some cases when they are found near the eyelid and forehead. Cosmetic treatment by a plastic surgeon or dermatologist may be possible when your child is older.
Salmon patches, also called stork bites, are small, flat patches of pink-red marks located primarily on the lower forehead, upper eyelids, and nape of the neck; they usually become less noticeable within the first year of life.

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Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Rothschild has been a faculty member at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices as a hospitalist at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In 1978, Dr. Rothschild received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in critical care medicine. He also received an MP...

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