Port wine stain

For most kids, these birthmarks are no big deal — they're just part of who they are. Read about port-wine stains, how to care for them, and, if necessary, what treatments are available.

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Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus, 40, is proudly showing off a large port-wine birthmark that covers much of her right leg and foot for a new campaign.

Copenhagen-based Linda Hansen published a book called Naevus Flammeus. Neevus flammeus is a birth defect that presents as a port-wine colored birthmark, usually on a person's face or neck.

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Patience Hodgson, lead singer of the Australian band The Grates, grew up with a large, rare port wine stain birthmark, otherwise known as Klippel Trenaway Sydrome, covering half of her upper body. “I love my birthmark’s spectrum of colour. When I’m warm it’s a kind of red-purple, like the colour of some plums and when I’m cold it’s a vivid, almost neon blue. I also like how it’s a kind of protective barrier protecting me against non-accepting and unthoughtful people.” Nat Mccomas

WebMD explains the two main types of birthmarks that are either present at birth or appear shortly after birth. Learn more.

Jenny Marie Gumata has struggled as a result of her 'port wine stain' mark.

Port wine stains are a common type of birthmark, affecting 1 in 300 babies. Should you worry? What about treatments? Remedies? Here's what you need to know.