Pink birthmark

At any of people from the moment of a birth there are birthmarks on a body which have different colors and the sizes. Initially they are all benign entities that do not threaten health, but in some cases can degenerate into malignant ones.

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Causes of the pink birthmark

The pink birthmark arises as a result of a disturbance in the functional activity of capillaries and vessels that supply the skin with blood. This birthmark includes many microscopic vessels, and it appears on any part of the human body. They are found mainly in adolescents or children - this is probably due to the fact that it is in childhood that the circulatory system undergoes certain changes.

Similar moles can also occur in adults, as a result of long exposure to sunlight. They are able to grow in different layers of the skin and parts of the circulatory system - in the capillary, arterial, venous.

The reasons for the appearance of birthmarks pink color can be started in the body hormonal changes. Some experts also believe that their occurrence may be the result of GI disease (often pancreatic).

Another reason - too intense functional activity of blood vessels, or a deviation in the activity of pigment cells that perform the process of skin pigmentation.

Thus, if you notice a pink birthmark on your skin, you can go to a doctor for prevention purposes - this will avoid possible complications.

Pathogenesis

Birthmarks that have a pink color are also called angiomas, and they are considered to be completely benign. They are of vascular origin and mainly appear in children. Although often a pink birthmark grows in adults.

Doctors are not too concerned about this phenomenon, because such birthmarks are absolutely not dangerous for the organism, and also do not influence both its biological processes and its overall functional activity.

If we talk about children, the pathogenesis of their pink moles is quite specific - they are able to appear and disappear regardless of external factors and any impact.

Nevuses of pink color can grow in any layer of the skin - they appear on capillary, venous, arterial sites. These birthmarks will differ externally, depending on where they are located. Therefore, they must be treated in completely different ways.

Usually birthmarks of this type appear as a result of disturbances in the capillary vascular compartment. They arise from the cells of the vessels and grow inside the skin layer.

On the surface a person sees them as small, convex pink birthmarks or small formations of red color. Among congenital benign tumors such varieties of angiomas are considered the most common.

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Symptoms of the pink birthmark

A pink birthmark is formed on the skin from the capillaries. This is a benign education that does not endanger life. Among its main symptoms are the following symptoms:

• Formed on the skin right from the moment of birth or appearing during the life red points;
• A reddish rash, because of which the skin looks similar to the marking of blood vessels;
• With their appearance, the state of health does not deteriorate, but the temperature does not increase.

Simple pink birthmarks are often formed on the body imperceptibly for a person, they do not affect the body in any way and do not worsen the state of health. In the case if you have any concerns about the condition of the birthmark, you need to go to the doctor's office - he will be able to make an accurate diagnosis.

Pink convex birthmark

The pink birthmark also has the name of angioma. It is a benign tumor that is formed from blood vessels (capillaries). Such birthmarks are very common on the body - about 22% of all nevi on the skin are just pink or red moles.

Such reddish points appear because of the congenital malformation of the vessels. They also arise in babies, from the moment of birth.

These nevi can have a variety of shapes - be both completely flat and slightly convex. Dimensions can also be quite different - there are very small pinkish or red dots, and huge spots that can even occupy the entire arm or leg.

Simple, or as they are called capillary, birthmarks are mostly pink, purple or purple spots. When pressed, they pale. These moles can be convex and smooth. Some of them look like an education with a red dot in the center, from which the small dilated vessels diverge along the radius.

A pink convex birthmark usually appears in mature or elderly people. It indicates the early stage of skin cancer (usually squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma).

Birthmark became pink

Moles turn red or swell in case of injury. They can also change color due to various diseases.

What to do in the event that the birthmark became pink? With a birthmark that has changed color, you should always consult a doctor, as well as in cases when she has changed her form or started to hurt you and discomfort. In the clinic you will be able to undergo a special examination that will help to make sure that the education does not have malignant cells and find out whether it is necessary to remove it from the body.

It is not recommended to solve the problem with a pink birthmark in an independent manner - do not use alternative recipes or try to remove it yourself. This home "treatment" can lead to at least an infection, resulting in inflammation. In the worst case, the development of a pathological focus is waiting for you, which will take a long time to heal, spending a lot of effort on it.

A pink birthmark that is very sore and bleeding can be removed using a radio knife or laser. It can also be burned. A suitable method of treatment is appointed by a qualified physician, relying on the survey data, as well as additional diagnostics.

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Complications and consequences

The pink birthmark itself is not considered a malignant formation, but it should be understood that if it is damaged (it is especially easy to do, if it has a convex shape), there may be various consequences and complications, up to the development of melanoma.

Therefore, for any damage, you should contact your doctor to remove it. The removal procedure is completely safe and there are no negative consequences for it.

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Diagnostics of the pink birthmark

If you have never previously examined all of your birthmarks, it is recommended that you go to a qualified dermatologist.

During the diagnosis all moles will be inspected, since dangerous formations can be found on any part of your body. You need to make sure that the surface of the feet and palms, as well as the areas between the fingers, behind the ears, nails and mucous, the folds of the skin have been carefully checked. Most of all doctors are interested in those moles that are very different from all the others.

Preventive examinations must be carried out by those who are often exposed to ultraviolet radiation:

• Frequent visitors to the solarium;
• Those who undergo the treatment course, which uses ultraviolet rays;
• Before vacation in the hot southern country and after it.

There are several risk groups that most often develop melanoma. Such people need to be examined as often as possible:

• blood relatives of those people who have been diagnosed with melanoma;
• light skinned, which are very sensitive to ultraviolet rays;
• people who have a lot of moles.

As soon as you notice that you have a pink birthmark or some other, or a new nevus has appeared, you should immediately consult a doctor. And to delay the visit to it is not recommended.

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Analyzes

If your pink birthmark began to bother you, you should visit a doctor who will determine the cause of its change. In some cases, it may be necessary to remove the nevus and then send it to a histological analysis to find out whether malignant cells are present in the formation.

Instrumental diagnostics

Identify the early stage of the transformation of a birthmark into a malignant tumor, even an experienced doctor is sometimes beyond the power. That's why to confirm the diagnosis, sometimes a biopsy is performed, after which the removed tissues are sent for histological analysis.

There is also a method with the use of Computer Epiluminescent Dermatoscopy - it is the newest method of instrumental diagnostics of degenerating nevi. This latest technology allows dermatologists to view the formation not only on the surface of the skin, but also to see any changes that occur in the deeper layers.

Thanks to this procedure, you can see the processes taking place in the depth of the nevus without traumatizing the tissues. The data that will be obtained during this diagnosis will be analyzed by the doctor, after which it becomes clear what the degree of risk is due to the transformation of the mole. The doctor will also give advice on how to behave with her in the future or send the patient to the removal operation.

Now the method of dermatoscopy is considered the most reliable. It allows you to diagnose malignant nevus degeneration at an early stage. It also makes it possible to clarify whether the pink mole of a patient is at all malignant.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of moles is carried out in order to find out whether they have malignant cells. To do this, they are removed from the body, and then sent to a biopsy - this study will give an exhaustive answer and help to make the correct diagnosis. The pink birthmark can also be inspected with a dermatoscope - this device helps diagnose, revealing malignant formation at an early stage.

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Treatment of the pink birthmark

There are several methods for removing a pink birthmark. It should immediately be noted that cauterization in this case is not a good way, since usually the moles are placed deep under the skin, and only the upper part acts on the surface. Therefore, after such removal, the roots of the nevus will remain in the skin, because of which, after some time, it may appear again in the same place.

The most suitable method of removal is chosen by the doctor, after carrying out the research of the nevus. He will also determine whether he has malignant formations.

Usually the removal of the mole is made by using a laser. Among the most modern procedures - infrared or light coagulation of vessels, X-ray treatment and sclerosis of the vascular bed. Nevuses having a flat structure are removed more easily than convex ones. In the process of removing the nevus, if necessary, you can apply an anesthetic cream, but anesthesia is mostly not used.

Remember that in itself removal of a birthmark can be an unpleasant operation, after which small reddish spots may remain on the skin, although they disappear completely after a while. After the pink birthmark is removed, it should be at least 1 month not to go to the solarium and less to go to the sun.

Medications

A pink birthmark is not considered a health risk education, so it does not need to be treated. Medicines in this case are not used.

Alternative treatment

Moles can be removed with alternative treatment, although it should be understood that such methods can not be considered completely safe.

Every day before going to bed, lubricate the mole with 1 drop of vinegar essence.

Grind a few garlic cloves to a porridge and mix them with 1 tablespoon. Butter and 50 g of honey. As a result, you will get an ointment, which you need to smear nevus. Ointment is rinsed with warm water after 4 hours. The course of treatment lasts 1 month.

1-2 times / day, spread the nevus juice celandine.

From 1 tbsp. Juice of dandelion roots and 4 tablespoons. Butter to make ointment, which you need to spread a mole twice or thrice a day.

Remove the kernels from the bones of the cherry (100g), grind them into powder. It must be filled with a liter of olive oil and insist on the resulting mixture for 2 weeks in the dark. On the nevus ointment should be applied every day, withstand 20 minutes, and then rinse with warm water.

Willow ashes mix with vinegar and smear nevuses with the resulting mixture 2-3 times / day.

The pink birthmark can be removed with the help of an ointment, which is made from 8 tablespoons. Hemp oil and 2 tbsp. Pounded chalk. The mixture should be infused for 1 week. To smear a birthmark it is necessary within a month 2-3 times / day.

To smear a birthmark with fresh onion juice several times daily.

3-4 times a day, brush nevuses with pineapple juice.

2 cut garlic cloves 2 weeks insist in apple cider vinegar (half a glass). Tincture is applied to the mole, first impregnating it with a piece of cotton cloth. Do this procedure is necessary until the complete disappearance of the nevus.

Make a mixture of castor / flax oil and honey (equal halves) and spread it with a nevus, leaving for a few minutes, then rinse. You need to perform the procedure three times a day.

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Herbal Treatment

A pink mole can be removed during herbal treatment. This is also not the most reliable and safe way, but if you do not have other options, you can use it.

Every night until the moment of disappearance of the birthmark to attach to her fresh crushed flower of calendula.

Grind the rose hips and apply the resulting powder to the nevus twice / thrice daily, until the moment it disappears.

Take the chopped herb celandine and Vaseline (equal proportions), mix, and the resulting ointment to smear a birthmark every day.

Prevention

To prevent the situation when your pink birthmark degenerates into a malignant skin formation, and to protect yourself from the possibility of developing melanoma, preventive measures should be taken. Try to observe the following rules:

• At maximum limit the time spent in the sun (most of all it concerns the summer period and lunch hours);
• If you have to be in the sun anyway, protect your skin from getting sun rays on it - for this you should wear a wide-brimmed hat, a long-sleeved jacket and trousers;
• If you have to stay in direct sunlight, use a sunscreen that has a protection factor of at least 15;

• Try to inspect the surface of the skin as often as possible, checking for old moles and looking for possible new ones;
• Find out what are the main and secondary symptoms of melanoma, and also consult this topic with your doctor. You need to understand what are the external signs of melanoma and what distinguishes it from a simple benign mole.

If you have any suspicions about a nevus, you should immediately contact a dermatologist, because the sooner you find the development of melanoma, the higher the chance of its successful cure.

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Forecast

The pink birthmark in some cases can degenerate into a malignant entity - a superficial basal cell or melanoma.

These surface basaliomas look like a slightly flaky reddish-brownish plaque, which has a shiny surface and raised edges. They are placed mainly on the trunk and usually appear immediately in plural quantity. The prognosis of the course of such a disease is quite optimistic, it can exist for dozens of years, slowly increasing its area.