The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16

usually seen only on one side but
may cover q large part OF the face
and cases are on record where 1t
covered one entire half Of the
body.
May Grow in Size
Sometimes small tumors OF q
grape-like color appear on the
surface Of q wine-mark and grow
rapidly. But as q usual thing. the
diScolored skin extends very little
or not ct all about the surround
Ing skin surface.
The color changes under vary
Ing circumstances: often the spots
are not noticeable till the baby
cries or exerts himself and then
they become quite prominent.
sometimes venture to predict that
these will disappear In q short
time and am very grateful when
my prediction comes true. Most
frequently 1t does not bear me out.
These simple wine marks. more
frequently referred to as BIRTH
marks, are not serious. except that
they are very disfiguring. They
are very likely to become more
pronounced as time goes on and
sometimes increase In size. These
are the marks that many mothers
and grandmothers designate as
marks put on the child" before
4 Is born.
They are supposed to be caused
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have done or emotions she has ex-
perienced. Many expectant moth
ers suffer much anguish because
they think their child will be
marked by some act Of theirs.
such as spreading their hands over
their eyes to shut out the sight OF
some q c d e t or disagreeable
scene or because they have SUI
fered cut or borne great emotion
I have had many mothers tell
me that they had marked the
baby. Because I knew that was
impossible, I have gone to great
pains to have them describe pre-
cisely how their baby would be
marked. The vast majority Of these
babies had no marks, and the few
who presented birthmarks found
them far different from what the
mother had described. The mark
was frequently some slight one
that was beautifying rather than
disfiguring.
Can't Mark Child
Due to accidents Of violence. as
Z severe blow to the abdomen in
the early days of child bearing.
the blood supply to certain por-
tions Of the child could possibly
be interfered with and a hand or
arm or other portion could pos
sibly be retarded In growth But
mental upsets or other actions
cannot possible affect the child
either mentally or physically.
have had many mothers who
suffered great distress, menta! and
physical. all during the period OF
CESSATION, some SO sick that they
lost much flesh and even became
demented. only to be delivered
later Of q perfectly healthy. we'll
nourished infant. OF course. every
thing should be done to correct
and prevent threatening condi-
lions. but they do not Of necessity
affect the child.
The treatment Of disfguring
birthmarks Is difficult and not as
successful as we wish. When A
birthmark develops. 1t should be
treated aS soon as possible. CO.
agulating and destroying the en-
larged blood vessels with the cleo
trio needle, can be begun early
over small portions. slowly treat
Ing the entire discolored surface.
Dissecting out the enlarged yes
sells should not be undertaken
early. as the bleeding Is apt to be
excessive and more than the baby
can withstand. II the growth is
not too deep. X-ray treatment is
often successful. Sometimes pro-
Ionged pressure over the area will
contract the blood vessels and re-
suit IN Improvement. 1t Is q dis
tSosslng condition which can be
evertreated rather than UNDER
treated.