Friday, August 13, 2010

No More Beauty Mark

At Lucy's first birthday, she had a tiny freckle on her right cheek. If you zoom way in to this picture you can see it.
It was definitely growing and lots of times over the course of the next several months people, including us at first tried to wipe it off her face thinking that it was dirt or food. As it grew, more and more people commented that they didn't remember her having it last time they saw her.... it was noticeably getting bigger. We showed the pediatrician several times over the course of the next 6 months and finally at her 18 month appointment he thought it was best that we go to a dermatologist to get it checked. The dermatologist said that since it had grown so rapidly and because it was so dark he thought it best to get it taken off. He sent us to a great plastic surgeon that agreed it should come off. SAD! We loved Lucy's beauty mark.
Here is Lucy the morning of the surgery
Waiting for anesthesia.. she had to be put to sleep.




It was a quick surgery and the doctors said that she did great. She woke up pretty angry and scared, but within 15 or 20 minutes was back to her happy self. I gave her some Tylenol when we got home, but other than that she has had no other pain meds. The plastic surgeon stitched the inside skin but only used Dermabond (a sort of super glue for skin) to seal the outer skin. The purple hue is from the Dermabond and should go away within the next 10 days. Lucy has been such a trooper and as happy and active as ever.
Here's she is post surgery.
The pathology report came back and all is clear. Praise the Lord!! None of the doctors thought that it was cancerous, but it's great to know for sure.
Lucy is beautiful with and without her beauty mark:)





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