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It is always distressing when a baby is born with a port-wine stain, particularly one that covers a beneath portion of the face. This dense network of blood vessels the surface of the skin enlarges as the child gets bigger and never goes away on its own.

Laser surgery, performed in several sessions, is tremendously effective in eliminating port-winestains. But before such surgery is undertaken, a child must be fully evaluated to rule out other, rare conditions that might account for the stain.