{"id":424,"date":"2025-11-10T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/?p=424"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:24:19","slug":"mom-branded-monster-for-lasering-sons-birthmark-shares-what-he-looks-like-now-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/mom-branded-monster-for-lasering-sons-birthmark-shares-what-he-looks-like-now-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom branded \u2018monster\u2019 for lasering son\u2019s birthmark shares what he looks like now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Australian mother who was called a \u201cmonster\u201d for lasering her baby\u2019s large facial birthmark has shared what her son looks like now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A mom was slammed for lasering her son\u2019s birthmark. Credit: Isabel Pavia \/ Getty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooke Atkins, 36, from the Gold Coast, Queensland, welcomed her second child, Kingsley, in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He was born with a large port-wine stain (PWS) covering the right side of his face \u2013 a smooth, flat, pink, red or purple patch on a newborn that is caused by malfunctioning blood vessels in the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While often harmless, PWS on the face, especially around the eyes and forehead, can be linked to serious medical conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Kingsley\u2019s case, doctors diagnosed both glaucoma, which can lead to blindness, and Sturge Weber Syndrome, a rare neurological condition \u201ccharacterized by abnormal development of the small blood vessels (called capillaries) in the brain, eyes, and skin,\u201d per National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The little boy has already undergone three eye surgeries and has suffered more than 100 seizures in his short life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port-wine stains also tend to darken and thicken over time, developing a \u201ccobblestone\u201d texture with raised bumps and a risk of vascular blebs that can bleed dangerously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce a port wine stain gets to this stage, it is often very difficult to treat and laser barely has any affect, as the skin is already far too damaged,\u201d Brooke explained, per Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Six months after his birth, Brooke and her partner, Kewene Wallace, 30, decided to begin Pulsed Dye Laser treatments on the mark after getting advice from specialists at Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe purpose of the laser treatments is not to \u2018remove\u2019 the birthmark but instead keep the skin healthy, to prevent any further damage to the area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over two years, Kingsley underwent six laser sessions. Today, at age three, the deep violet tone has faded to a pale pinkish-purple undertone on one side of his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHonestly, when I first started reading the negative comments, I sat there for a good half hour and cried to myself,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI had a whole heap of mum guilt, and it made me question my decision, even though I knew I was doing the right thing, the cruel words still played in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI just wish these people had known about the health issues connected to these types of birthmarks before writing these things. This wasn\u2019t for cosmetic reasons, and as parents, this was the hardest decision we have had to make,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the criticism no longer upsets her as much, the mom hopes more people will learn about the risks associated with port-wine stains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI tell them that this will give him the best chance at not adding to his long list of medical issues he already has,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd if they respond rudely to that, I try my best not to tell them what I really think, but sometimes it\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brooke\u2019s son continues to face health challenges as in June, she revealed he had multiple seizures just a month after his previous one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a mother, it broke my heart,\u201d she said. \u201cWe honestly just need a break. A break from it all. A break for his little body to recover fully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite ongoing hospital visits and overnight stays, the mom shared in July that her son was \u201cdoing really good\u201d after recovering from \u201ca few sicknesses\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Australian mother who was called a \u201cmonster\u201d for lasering her baby\u2019s large facial birthmark has shared what her son looks like now. A mom […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshot.amazingstory.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}