A birthmark is a colored mark on or under your skin that you have had since birth.

There are many kinds of birthmarks of different sizes and shapes and with various colors including blue, black, tan, brown, pink, red, purple and white. Some birthmarks are smooth, and some are raised and rough.

Almost all birthmarks are painless and harmless. However to be extra safe, it’s important to have a doctor check your birthmarks, especially if you notice any rapid changes in their appearance.

Birthmarks are categorized into two main groups: Those that appear as patches of brown skin caused by containing too much melanin (pigmented lesions), and those that appear as patches of red skin caused by the presence of abnormal blood vessels that are bunched together and do not grow normally (vascular lesions).

Salmon patches (also called stork bites, angel kisses, and macular stains)

Salmon patches are thin, flat, light pink or red birthmarks. Typically they appear on the back of the neck, the upper lip, between the eyebrows and on the upper eyelid. Their red appearance is caused by an abnormal group of tiny micro-blood-vessels (capillaries) that occur near the surface of skin.

Congenital moles (nevi)

Congenital moles are usually brown and can grow anywhere on the body. They vary in size and shape.

CafE-au-lait spots

Café-au-lait spots are smooth, round birthmarks, and range in color from light brown to chocolate. They usually are found on the upper body, buttocks, and legs.

Mongolian spots

Mongolian spots are blue or blue-gray birthmarks that occur when melanin producing cells (melanocytes) that usually occupy the outermost layer of skin (Epidermis) are trapped in the deeper layers of the dermis where they deposit their melanin. They are often uneven in shape and usually occur on the lower back and buttocks.

Hemangiomas

Hemangiomas are raised, rough, blue, red, or purple birthmarks that are made of clumps of tangled micro-blood vessels that did not grow normally. Hemangiomas in the skin may appear anywhere on the body in many shapes, sizes and thicknesses, and can also occur deeper in the body affecting internal organs. They are most commonly found on the face, scalp, back, or chest. They usually disappear by the time a child is 9 years old. Some slight discoloration or acne like pock marks may remain at the site of the lesion. Some Hemangiomas are quite thick, penetrating more deeply in the skin and often appear like a raised spongy mass filled with blood. While most of these lesions will disappear on their own, some may remain throughout life.

Port-wine stains

Port-wine stains are typically dark red-purple. They are made of a tangle of micro-blood-vessels near the surface of the skin that did not grow normally. They range in size from a small coin to covering a large area of the body and are usually flat and smooth.

Treating Pigmented Birthmarks (too much melanin):

AMA has developed unique “holistic” protocols that precisely target the birthmark with laser energy that changes the molecular structure of melanin. Consequently the melanin is no longer recognized by your body’s physiology, and your immune system will break it down and dissolve it away over a course of 3-4 weeks. Depending on the extent of melanin in the birthmark, 3-7 treatments are typically required in order to remove all the extra melanin and bring your skin back to its normal color. Remarkably, the treatment is so precise, low energy levels are used, and the patient barely feels it.

A customized and specially formulated cream may be used in conjunction with laser treatments to assists in suppressing the melanin producing cells in your skin (melanocytes) from regenerating the unwanted pigmentation. This proprietary AMA formulation utilizes a sophisticated combination of naturally occurring herbal substances as well as pharmaceutically synthesized components for maximal effectiveness.

Treating Vascular Birthmarks

With exquisite precision, laser energy modulated according to AMA’s protocols will target the hemoglobin in the blood that fills the birthmark. The hemoglobin will absorb the energy which instantly vaporizes the blood and causes the abnormal micro-capillaries to collapse. Often, the color of the birthmark will change to a darker brown shade, which indicates that the treatment is proceeding successfully. Over the course of a few weeks your body will dissolve the fragments of the destroyed micro-vasculature. Depending on the structure, depth and complexity of the birthmark, 3-7 treatments will typically be required to remove all the layers of the birthmark, resulting in beautiful birthmark-free skin.

Because the abnormal blood vessels that make up a Hemangioma occupy space in the deeper layers of the skin (dermis), small indentations may appear where the abnormal veins once were. These small indentations or pock-marks are caused by the space left unfilled when the abnormal blood vessels collapse. This is typical of thicker Hemangiomas that have a multi-layered and complex tangle of abnormal blood vessels that penetrate deeper into the collagen structure of the dermis. Once the Hemangioma has been removed, AMA’s collagen regenerating protocols can be used in order to heal the damaged collagen left by the Hemangioma, and restore a smooth texture to the skin.