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Children's Skin Diseases Patient Stories

Have your own inspiring patient story to share? If you’d like to share your Nicklaus Children's story to inspire hope, and help other families find answers to questions they’re seeking for their child, please contact us at: info@nicklaushealth.org.

Patient of the Month: Alanis

July 09, 2019 – After a healthy delivery of her newborn baby girl Alanis, Ana was told that she was born with a small caramel colored birthmark on her arm. Not immediately alarmed by the news, Ana waited for their first appointment with the pediatrician who then referred them to Ana Margarita Duarte, MD, Director of the Division of Dermatology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

Young Girl Born with Birthmark on Her Lip has Surgery that Will Change Her Life

December 14, 2016 – Just a few weeks after Brianna was born, her mother noticed a red growth on her daughter’s upper lip.  Her pediatrician referred the family to specialists who diagnosed the growth as an Infantile Hemangioma. On December 7th, Dr. Chad Perlyn of Nickalus Children's Hospital, removed the hemangioma.

Reese's Success Story

January 09, 2012 – After Reese’s birth in 2006, a prominent, bright red spot (hemangioma) appeared on her face, and around her eye. Reese began to receive monthly laser treatments to limit the growth and lighten or remove the large, prominent red vascular birthmark from her face.

Matthew's Sturge-Weber Syndrome Success Story

January 09, 2012 – When Matthew was just 6 weeks old, an MRI scan showed excessive blood vessel growth on the surface of his brain that was causing abnormal function. The scan confirmed Sturge-Weber Syndrome.