Today is a pretty big day for us. Today we are taking Abbi to get her first laser treatment for her port wine stain birthmarks. As I'm sure everyone has noticed throughout the multitude of photographer I've put online, Abbi has two birthmarks on her face, on her forehead and one on her right cheek.
Back a few months ago we took her to see a specialist at Johns Hopkins to have the birthmarks looked at and verify that they were in fact port wine stains, and they are. So one of the options that we have is to attempt to have them removed using lasers.
Jenn and I have gone over and over the idea of having something done to Abbi without her knowledge and consent to do so. So as her parents, we are doing what we believe to be the best thing for her. Today, at 3pm Abbi has her first of what will be many laser appointments at Johns Hopkins. Today starts a process that will likely take more than 3 years to "complete". I put that in quotes because there is no guarantee that the birthmarks will go away completely and even with the laser treatment they may not stay gone forever.
However, the doctors told us before that we should expect a 50-90% reduction is visibility with the treatments so we're hopeful that by treating them at a young age she won't really remember, and it will be a non-issue for her as she grows up!
All that being said, if you're reading this please keep Abbi and us in your thoughts and prayers today as we take this first big step.
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