Can a PWS/PWB get lighter or darker based on the temperature?
A PWS/PWB can appear darker or lighter based on temperature.
A PWS/PWB can appear darker or lighter based on temperature.
The spots that appear following a laser treatment are called ‘purpura’.
1 in 300 babies are born with a PWS/PWB.
1 in 300 babies are born with a PWS/PWB.
Skin tone does not matter as far as the pathology of the PWS/PWB. However it will ‘appear’ different based on skin tone. A PWS/PWB will appear more prominent on a lighter-skinned [...]
Port Wine Stains/Port Wine Birthmarks are also known as a capillary malformation, nevus flammeus, or a firemark.
No. They are the second most common vascular birthmark, after the Infantile Hemangioma
The laser can only destroy the excess blood in the vessels that it can reach. Currently there is no laser that can reach all capillary vessels. Additionally, some vessels have a very fast blood [...]
Treating a PWS/PWB with a laser will not remove the condition. However, treatment of some PWS/PWB can achieve 100% clearance so that the stain is not visible to the naked eye.
Light from the laser goes into the skin and is absorbed by blood in the abnormal vessels. During this process, heat is generated, which coagulates the abnormal vessels.