A port-wine stain is a reddish-purple birthmark that often appears on the face. About three out of every 1,000 Americans has a port-wine stain, according to the National Library of Medicine.

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This collection of blood is what gives port-wine stains their distinctive color,” states Healthline. One report estimates three in 1,000 babies are born with the condition.

Dermatologists diagnosed the port wine stain birthmark when Riley was five days old. Five days later, doctors began treatment. "For her sake we wanted to treat her, and we wanted to treat her young.

To the Editor: Huikeshoven et al. (March 22 issue)1 report redarkening of port-wine stains after pulsed-dye–laser therapy. The device and fixed variables used in this study were not optimal ...

Port wine stains are capillary vascular malformations that occur in three out of every 1,000 births, according to the The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation.

NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) — For people with port wine stain birthmarks, laser surgery is one way to soften the appearance. Treatment can be uncomfortable, and in the past, some doctors ...

Pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatment at two-, three-, and four-week intervals is effective for infants with facial port-wine stains (PWS), with minimal short-term side effects.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --A 36-year-old Brooklyn man has lived with a facial deformity his entire life. A port-wine stain (an area of skin in which the small veins under the surface are dilated ...