Father got his son’s birthmark tattooed to make him feel good

Derek Prue’s name is just like his father. He is eight years old and did not want to enter the pool. Even with a lot of heat, he preferred to wear a shirt or a t-shirt. These were indications that his parents used to confirm a suspicion: that the boy was ashamed of the birthmark he had on the left side of his chest.

“I thought it would be good to tattoo in the same place, to show my son that I was not aloneDerek Prue Sr. explained to the Canadian media. “I just wanted him to feel good about himself,” he said.

“My classmates don’t make fun of my task, but sometimes they ask me,” said the eight-year-old. “I answer that it was only a big brown spot that came to me when I was born,” added the youngest.

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In total they were nine sessions of over three hours when Derek Sr. endured a lot of pain for his son. I didn’t know it was going to take that long. “On the one hand, I am happy not to be aware of the work that the copy of this mark represented. It took almost eight weeks to complete the tattoo, ”he explained.

“On the first day, when they spent almost four hours in the same position, I innocently asked, ‘Are we finishing yet? I just avoided looking so as not to be impressed, ”he recalls, laughing.

Tattoo artist Tony Gibbert did not charge for his work when he learned the reason and clarified that “this area of ​​the body, the ribs and pecs, has very sensitive nerve endings, so it was not easy for Derek’s father to have patience with me during my task. “.

Everything was done with discretion, so that little Derek wouldn’t know anything until a hot day, they went to the pool together. “I just took off my shirt. I showed him that had exactly the same mark as him»Remembers the father. In a video captured by the family, the child was very happy. “This is great!” shout.

On Wednesday, December 9, father and son visited the place where Derek Prue Sr. got a tattoo so Gibert could compare his work to reality.

“This is something that has really improved the boy’s daily life, giving him more trust, letting him know that he wasn’t the only person to own this great brand. Now it’s forever, ”said Gilbert.

About birthmarks

“Some birthmarks can be operated on and removed. But when they are very extensive it gets complicated because there aren’t enough skin folds to cover the area. So you have to do a skin graft, it looks like a patch and the result is not the best ”, explains Dr Mario Fuks (MN 69 704), expert in aesthetic medicine and dermatologist.

The medical name is melanocytic nevus congenital and is caused by an excess of pigment cells in the skin. the stains, who are usually born or come out soon after, tend to decrease with age, but this did not happen in the case of Derek Jr.

“A large number of these giant nevi can reach smart at some point, which is why it is extremely important that the dermatologist check once a year», Recommends the specialist.