Birthmarks: lifelong companions. (includes related article on moles)

Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication | April 1, 1992 | Copyright

You may have heard the story a dozen times: An infant pricne is kidnapped by evildoers who want to steal the throne. The young prince lives in poverty for years, never knowing his real identity. Then, one day, he meets a member of his own royal family, who recognizes him as the true heir to the throne by the strawberry mark on the back of his neck. And they all live happily ever after.

Birthmarks are not always as welcome as they are in fairy tales, but they need not be feared either -- as they sometimes are in a real life. Most birthmarks are harmless. But ...

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