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My baby is 11 weeks old. i found a red mark behind her ear few weeks after birth. this has grown into a red round mark. under the skin. is this maybe a birth mark. its alot bigger. started as a little mark. ?
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Strawberry birthmark: It is a strawberry mark. They are caused by a bunch of capillaries- small blood vessels that grow together. They start out bright red and flat and grow for the first year of life then shrink on their own and fade to skin color.
Answered 1/6/2020
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