Home
A very warm welcome to the Birthmark Support Group Website
The Birthmark Support Group is a registered charity - Number 1090952. It was set up in December 1998 by parents of children with a birthmark at the suggestion of Drs Harper and Syed from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Its objective is to provide a UK based support group for anyone with a birthmark.
The word Birthmark is a common term used to describe the various birthmark types, of which port wine stain, haemangioma and congenital melanocytic naevus are all examples.
Group Aims
- Provide support and information to anyone who has a birthmark, and to support not only the person with the birthmark, but the whole family.
- Ensure a better understanding amongst the medical profession about types of birthmarks, possible complications and treatment, not only of the birthmark but of the whole person.
- To aid research into the cause of birthmarks (so far unknown) and possible cures.
- To raise general awareness and acceptance.
- To ease the path through schools (nursery, primary and secondary) by educating both teachers and pupils.
Huge thanks to:
Dr Syed - Associate Specialist - Birthmark Unit, Professor Harper - Consultant Dermatologist, Sister Jane Linward - for providing all our medical support.
 tell a friend |
|
 print this page |
