The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation

Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD President and Founder

Jaxon was born on Jan 3, 2014. When he was placed in my arms for the first time they told me he had a lot…

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Hi, my name is Michelle Lai and I am 24 years old. I never understood my condition growing up, but I was fully aware of…

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My name is Lina Dejesus. I am a Cosmetology 22-year-old student who was born with a vascular birthmark on my left lower lip, it’s been…

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I was born in 1948 with a port wine stain (PWS) on the right half of my face. I was the second child, the first…

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I was born with a birthmark on my chin. I didn’t really care too much about it at first as a young child until adults…

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I was born with a port wine stain from my back down to the very bottom of my feet. I have had eight laser surgeries…

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My hemangioma story is as much my own as it is my mother’s. I was born in 1999 with a Hemangioma on my left forearm…

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I’m Kaitlin. I’m 30 years old and I have a port wine stain that covers most of the right side of my face (my cheek,…

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I was diagnosed with Venous Malformation (VM) when I was four. I don’t remember much from then but unknown surgeries started soon after. I’ve had…

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Hi, I'm Ruby, I was born in November 2017, which means it's been 2 years I have been dealing with this venous malformation and the…

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