Welcome to the Birthmark Support Group - Home, helping people with a birthmark or birthmarks, port wine stain, haemangioma, congenital melanocytic naevi, congenital melanocytic naevus, capillary haemangioma, giant hairy naevus, cavernous haemangioma, cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, strawberry mark, strawberry haemangioma, pws, cmn, vascular birthmark or birthmarks, venous malformation, epidermal naevus, verrucous haemangioma

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A very warm welcome to the Birthmark Support Group Website.

Patron: Esther Rantzen

The Birthmark Support Group is a registered charity - Number 1090952. It was set up by parents of children with birthmarks in December 1998 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.

Site Map

		Contains Medical Information about the different types of Birthmarks.

		How to get help: Process of referral, List of Specialist Units.

		Strategies for coping with staring and other people's reactions.

		Links to other recommended sites.

		Contact details for cosmetic camouflage suppliers.

		Lists Fundraising efforts to date and how you can help.

		List of Events past and planned.

		Details of previous and future Fun Days

		Copies of Newsletters and our Flyer to view, print or download.

		How to contact/join the Support Group.

Huge thanks to:

Dr Syed - Associate Specialist - Birthmark Unit, Dr Harper- Consultant Dermatologist, and Beki Moult - Family Resource Manager at GOSH for Information and Support.

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