{"id":138730,"date":"2019-11-30T23:46:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T20:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7741811\/Mother-cuddles-baby-daughter-Batman-mask-birth-mark.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ito=1490&amp;ns_campaign=1490"},"modified":"2019-11-30T23:46:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T20:46:58","slug":"mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/so\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother cuddles up to her baby daughter with &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birth mark\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">New images show a US mother cuddling up to her baby daughter after Russian medics managed to remove part of her &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birth mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The shots show&nbsp;Carol Fenner, 36, as she holds her child Luna, who was born with&nbsp;congenital melanocytic nevus, a skin condition that produces abnormally dark blemishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Part of the section on her forehead is now clear from the black marks, the new pictures show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this week the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/florida\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0a69ba00-1148-11ea-8f5d-b1cd6727e2be\">Florida<\/a> mother saw her baby&#8217;s &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birth mark vanish after she flew half way round the world in search of a pioneering Russian cure for her daughter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5add386dc09eb12e\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-1.jpg\" height=\"565\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The shots show Carol Fenner, 36, as she holds her child Luna, who was born with congenital melanocytic nevus\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5add386dc09eb12e\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-1.jpg\" height=\"565\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The shots show Carol Fenner, 36, as she holds her child Luna, who was born with congenital melanocytic nevus\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The shots show Carol Fenner, 36, as she holds her child Luna, who was born with congenital melanocytic nevus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-576b3a00512c2f12\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-2.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Earlier this week the Florida mother saw her baby's 'Batman mask' birth mark vanish after treatment\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-576b3a00512c2f12\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-2.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Earlier this week the Florida mother saw her baby's 'Batman mask' birth mark vanish after treatment\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Earlier this week the Florida mother saw her baby&#8217;s &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birth mark vanish after treatment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cc8c7edb265d40af\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-3.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Before and after pictures show the remarkable difference and - unlike alternative invasive US treatments - the procedure has been painless for Luna\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cc8c7edb265d40af\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-3.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Before and after pictures show the remarkable difference and - unlike alternative invasive US treatments - the procedure has been painless for Luna\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Before and after pictures show the remarkable difference and &#8211; unlike alternative invasive US treatments &#8211; the procedure has been painless for Luna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Carol held her child Luna as surgeon Dr Pavel Popov removed a bandage on her forehead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This was the first part of her face to be treated by photodynamic therapy and the area is cleared of the invasive nevus mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before and after pictures show the remarkable difference and &#8211; unlike alternative invasive US treatments &#8211; the procedure has been painless for Luna.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This result on Luna&#8217;s forehead is amazing and I am now 100 per cent sure I was right to fly to Russia with my girl,&#8217; she told DailyMail.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ffd76000fe7346b7\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-4.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"'This result on Luna's forehead is amazing and I am now 100 per cent sure I was right to fly to Russia with my girl,' she told DailyMail.com\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ffd76000fe7346b7\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-4.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"'This result on Luna's forehead is amazing and I am now 100 per cent sure I was right to fly to Russia with my girl,' she told DailyMail.com\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">&#8216;This result on Luna&#8217;s forehead is amazing and I am now 100 per cent sure I was right to fly to Russia with my girl,&#8217; she told DailyMail.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8850b5224848fb10\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-5.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Carol Fenner, 36, holds her child Luna after surgeon Dr Pavel Popov removed a bandage on her forehead. This was the first part of her face to be treated by photodynamic therapy and the area is cleared of the invasive nevus mark\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8850b5224848fb10\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-5.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Carol Fenner, 36, holds her child Luna after surgeon Dr Pavel Popov removed a bandage on her forehead. This was the first part of her face to be treated by photodynamic therapy and the area is cleared of the invasive nevus mark\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Carol Fenner, 36, holds her child Luna after surgeon Dr Pavel Popov removed a bandage on her forehead. This was the first part of her face to be treated by photodynamic therapy and the area is cleared of the invasive nevus mark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1c3e951966890767\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-6.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Before the surgery, Luna's Batman mark extended onto the right side of her forehead\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1c3e951966890767\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-6.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Before the surgery, Luna's Batman mark extended onto the right side of her forehead\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4823218a09ceefea\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-7.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"306\" alt=\"After the pioneering procedure, Luna's birthmark is gone from her upper forehead - only pink skin and small crusts are still there but will soon fall off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4823218a09ceefea\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-7.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"306\" alt=\"After the pioneering procedure, Luna's birthmark is gone from her upper forehead - only pink skin and small crusts are still there but will soon fall off\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Before the surgery, Luna&#8217;s&nbsp; Batman mark extended onto the right side of her forehead.&nbsp;After the pioneering procedure, Luna&#8217;s birthmark is gone from her upper forehead &#8211; only pink skin and small crusts are still there but will soon fall off<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This is the best possible Christmas present for our family &#8211; and it has come early thanks to Dr Popov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It makes us feel the miracle of Christmas.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Carol and her eight-month-old daughter will now fly home to the US for a festive season reunion with her husband Thiago Tavares, 32, before returning for further treatment starting in January to remove the rest of the mark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS news\" data-version=\"2\" id=\"mol-85685a90-1161-11ea-8f5d-b1cd6727e2be\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7741811\/Mother-cuddles-baby-daughter-Batman-mask-birth-mark.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">THE TREATMENT<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Luna was born with congenital melanocytic naevus, a skin condition that produces abnormally dark blemishes, usually across the face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The treatment is said to work by doctors injecting an unnamed drug into a patient, which then accumulates in the birthmark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This causes the tissue to die, with a crust forming over the skin. Beneath the crust, new, healthy skin grows. This is done alongside laser surgery, which helps to &#8216;clean up&#8217; the edges and reduce pigmentation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After the pioneering procedure only pink skin and small crusts are still there but will soon fall off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The entire treatment for which she is raising funds on <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/lunalovehope\">GoFundMe<\/a> will take a year and a half in Russian city Krasnodar but it compares with surgery in the US that would have left her face badly scarred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The brave mother was warned she was &#8216;crazy&#8217; for flying to Russia for a treatment that is unavailable in the US, but admits to anxiety over her decision but now feels she is on the right path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But as he took off the bandages after just two months in Russia, Dr Popov said: &#8216;Here we already see that nevus (on the forehead) is completely gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Pink skin. Small crusts are still here, they will soon fall off\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We thought that healing would take a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We are now ready to let Carol go home a month ahead of schedule.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He predicted that Luna&#8217;s skin in the area cleared of the birthmark would become &#8216;pretty much\u2026natural&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We expected to have good results,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But what we&#8217;ve seen exceeds our expectations.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cd7d43ceedf42f7b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-8.jpg\" height=\"556\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Carol Fenner flew with her seven-month-old daughter Luna&nbsp; from Florida to Russia in September to have the baby's 'Batman mask' birthmark treated.&nbsp;Luna was born with congenital melanocytic naevus, a skin condition that produces abnormally dark blemishes, usually across the face. Pictured: Luna after a treatment to remove the birthmark from around her eyes and forehead\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cd7d43ceedf42f7b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-8.jpg\" height=\"556\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Carol Fenner flew with her seven-month-old daughter Luna&nbsp; from Florida to Russia in September to have the baby's 'Batman mask' birthmark treated.&nbsp;Luna was born with congenital melanocytic naevus, a skin condition that produces abnormally dark blemishes, usually across the face. Pictured: Luna after a treatment to remove the birthmark from around her eyes and forehead\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Carol Fenner flew with her seven-month-old daughter Luna&nbsp; from Florida to Russia in September to have the baby&#8217;s &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birthmark treated.&nbsp;Luna was born with congenital melanocytic naevus, a skin condition that produces abnormally dark blemishes, usually across the face. Pictured: Luna after a treatment to remove the birthmark from around her eyes and forehead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4d43737469d53ac\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-9.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Luna with her mother Carolina and Dr Pavel Popov at his clinic in Krasnodar, Russia. Dr Popov's 'technology is non-invasive', treating oncological diseases with laser radiation and involves administering photosensitizer in the patients's body\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a4d43737469d53ac\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-9.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Luna with her mother Carolina and Dr Pavel Popov at his clinic in Krasnodar, Russia. Dr Popov's 'technology is non-invasive', treating oncological diseases with laser radiation and involves administering photosensitizer in the patients's body\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Luna with her mother Carolina and Dr Pavel Popov at his clinic in Krasnodar, Russia. Dr Popov&#8217;s &#8216;technology is non-invasive&#8217;, treating oncological diseases with laser radiation and involves administering photosensitizer in the patients&#8217;s body<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5d5e93e26bb46ad3\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-10.jpg\" height=\"646\" width=\"632\" alt=\"The 36-year-old Brazilian native gave DailyMail.com exclusive access to Luna's treatment, which will remove the birthmark without scars\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5d5e93e26bb46ad3\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-10.jpg\" height=\"646\" width=\"632\" alt=\"The 36-year-old Brazilian native gave DailyMail.com exclusive access to Luna's treatment, which will remove the birthmark without scars\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The 36-year-old Brazilian native gave DailyMail.com exclusive access to Luna&#8217;s treatment, which will remove the birthmark without scars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fa6f614e3e74df9c\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-11.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"304\" alt=\"The 36-year-old Brazilian native gave DailyMail.com exclusive access to Luna's treatment, which she hopes will remove the birthmark without scars\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fa6f614e3e74df9c\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-11.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"304\" alt=\"The 36-year-old Brazilian native gave DailyMail.com exclusive access to Luna's treatment, which she hopes will remove the birthmark without scars\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8e3755f1e0d1a238\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-12.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"304\" alt=\"Carol said she sees positive results after two treatment sessions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8e3755f1e0d1a238\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-12.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"304\" alt=\"Carol said she sees positive results after two treatment sessions\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">&nbsp;Carol said she already sees positive results after two treatment sessions, saying: &#8216;There is no nevus at all where he did it. Now I&#8217;m 100 percent confident and sure it will work. I&#8217;m in the right place and right country, (and with the) right doctor&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before she left the US a cruel woman in a Florida church branded her lovable daughter a &#8216;monster&#8217;, an insult that prompted Carol to put her daughter through surgery, setting her on a path that took her to Russia for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Carol told us after seeing her daughter&#8217;s clear forehead: &#8216;When i decided to come few months ago everybody called me crazy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floatRHS mol-factbox news art-ins\" data-version=\"2\" id=\"mol-f2128e80-40ed-11e9-8de2-9f55eae4c398\" data-permabox-url=\"\/health\/fb-6782763\/WHAT-CONGENITAL-MELANOCYTIC-NAEVUS.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">WHAT IS A CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NAEVUS?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Around one per cent of babies are born with a CMN. However, they are often much smaller. In some cases, they can be hairy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">CMNs are sometimes called &#8216;brown birthmarks&#8217; by medics. They get bigger as children age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They don&#8217;t usually cause any complications but they can be itchy. There is a slight risk of melanoma, thought people with bigger CMNs face the highest risk &#8211; but it is still low.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Adil Sheraz, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesperson, told MailOnline: &#8216;The word melanocytic refers to being composed of melanocytes &#8211; these are cells that produce pigment or colour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A naevus is another word for a mole. A mole that is present form birth is known as a congenital melanocytic naevus (or birthmark).&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Treatment is usually surgery to remove the blemish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Full-thickness grafts may be required for large growths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If surgery is not possible due to the size, location or thickness of the blemish, laser therapy may help to reduce pigmentation and make it less hairy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dermabrasion may also be used. This involves resurfacing the skin so it grows back smoother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But something in my head was telling me I should try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;People say mothers feel something, I feel it&#8217;s true.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I knew I needed to try and come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I don&#8217;t know why, I just decided to give it a try.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Popov convinced her online that he could cure her child without putting her through debilitating agony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I wanted to avoid the aggressive surgeries that I was seeing with the other doctors in the US,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She admitted: &#8216;I was trying to trust him because he was my only choice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She hoped and prayed it was the &#8216;right choice&#8217; for Luna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Her recovery was amazing. So I&#8217;m really grateful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;She didnt feel pain. She didn&#8217;t take pain medicines\u2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Now seeing the results &#8211; I was shocked for the first time because the nevus is gone. Amazing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And this is not the &#8216;final result&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Over the coming months the learned skin will recover far more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The doctor is being amazing. He said she is recovering just perfect.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: &#8216;Now comparing to Carol a few months ago I&#8217;m a completely different person.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She knows it is now possible to remove the birth mark that had seemed impossible just a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Popov said: &#8216;I&#8217;m happy we started her treatment when Luna was at an early age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;her skin will recover completely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Luna might have a different shade of skin on the treated areas &#8211; but not necessarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But she will avoid cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And the quality of her skin will absolutely be natural.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Popov is a cancer specialist who has been &#8216;working in photodynamic therapy for over 20 years&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-500d0f45f546724f\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-13.jpg\" height=\"787\" width=\"632\" alt=\"Carol and her husband Thiago Tavares, 32, had tried everything to find affordable treatment in the United States, but was told it would cost almost $500,000 - an unaffordable sum - and wouldn't be covered by insurance\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-500d0f45f546724f\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mother-cuddles-up-to-her-baby-daughter-with-batman-mask-birth-mark-13.jpg\" height=\"787\" width=\"632\" alt=\"Carol and her husband Thiago Tavares, 32, had tried everything to find affordable treatment in the United States, but was told it would cost almost $500,000 - an unaffordable sum - and wouldn't be covered by insurance\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Carol and her husband Thiago Tavares, 32, had tried everything to find affordable treatment in the United States, but was told it would cost almost $500,000 &#8211; an unaffordable sum &#8211; and wouldn&#8217;t be covered by insurance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Luna is clear of cancer but the technique can also be used for patients with her condition, known as melanocytic nevus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been working in photodynamic therapy for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It is an innovative way to treat oncological diseases with the use of laser radiation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The technology itself involves administering photo-sensitiser in the patients&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This substance is a target for laser radiation, and cancer cells die in interaction between this substance and laser radiation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Photodynamic therapy can be used in different modes and it can be used to treat a wide range of illnesses\/diseases, including giant melanocytic nevus.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He took the initiative to contact Carol after seeing a story about Luna in his news feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New images show a US mother cuddling up to her baby daughter after Russian medics managed to remove part of her &#8216;Batman mask&#8217; birth mark. 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