Port Wine Blog
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Treatments: PDL, Nd:YAG, KTP
These birthmarks present as wine-colored areas on the skin with or without swelling. They gradually enlarge for the first year of life and do not regress.
Laser treatment is possible at any age, yet the newer the birthmark, the more likely it is to completely eradicate the unpleasant color. Many treatments are often necessary to achieve results, and bruising can be expected with each treatment.
With darker skin types there may be a chance of lighter-color skin remaining at the site of the original birthmark. Scarring is extremely rare.
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Please feel free to use the blog below to share information about the subject, or to ask Dr. Ringpfeil a question that might be of interest to others.
I am interested in getting treatment for a port-wine birthmark on my face and would like to know how to go about doing it.
Port wine birthmarks can be effectively treated by laser without leaving a scar. Our treatment causes only minimal discomfort but numbing cream can be applied prior to the procedure.
The earlier in life a port wine birthmark is treated, the fewer treatments are needed. However, recurrence even after complete clinical resolution in adults is possible but treatment can be repeated.
Many insurance plans cover laser treatments for port wine birthmarks in noticeable locations and we assist in obtaining pre-certification.