An influencer makes visible the strange skin disease of his son

She works for fashion and beauty positions but took a steep turn when she decided to make public the story of her baby. Ekaterina Mezenova, 24, said that her son had a birthmark It covers a large part of the body and the world continues to viralize images.

The controversy did not wait: is it worthwhile to win supporters? How does this help spread your case? From Wellness, we take the job to find out what is this disease that affects not only Ekaterina's son, but 1% of newborns.

"What the baby has is a congenital melanocytic nevi It is a dark skin spot and often hairy. Depending on their size, we classify them as small, medium or large. The one with this baby is big or giant because it covers a body surface greater than 20 centimeters, "he explains. With well-being Dr. Samira Bonomo (MN 115.874), university specialist in clinical and aesthetic dermatology.

Ekaterina stated on her Instagram account that her son's life is very conditioned by the birthmark. It does not refer to the aesthetic question, but to your health: it is more prone to skin cancer and, in addition, this disease could affect your child's developmentif it reaches the hormones of your body. "

"In general, these lesions are in the trunk and may have satellite lesions, which are the smallest.These are boys that must be checked once a year and must pay more attention to sun exposure as they may have a possible development of melanoma throughout life, "says specialist Bonomo.

The famous influential hope a therapy this applies in Israel. As he said, the treatment lasts between six and seven years and should be done at least six steps. The procedure would cost more than 450 thousand dollars, So you are trying to raise money to look after your child.

Congenital melanocytic nevi: Beyond aesthetics

"Another aspect is that they can be associated with a neurocutaneous melanosis (MNC), which means that the deposition of these cells of the nevus is not only in the skin but can also be in the neurological part, mainly when the nevas are located in the head, neck and posterior middle region "the doctor closes.