5-Year-Old Gets Horn-Like Balloons Under Skin To Cover Up Rare Birthmark

When George Ashman was born with a large red birthmark on his forehead, his mother became quite concerned. His mother Karen realized that while looks shouldn't matter, she knew that in the future the large birthmark may interfere with his ability to make friends or find love. At four years old, George would finally undergo a procedure that would begin stretching his forehead skin to allow for the birthmark to be covered up. 
You have to see George after his incredible transformation!
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Most people are born with some form of birthmark – roughly 80%, actually. While most people have small birthmarks that are barely noticeable, others have marks that are readily apparent. 

Here is an interesting map-like birthmark that went viral after an Imgur user posted a picture of it online. 

Little Poppy-Rae became famous when she was born with this interesting heart-shaped birthmark. 

While some people may not mind having certain birthmarks on their body, sometimes people take corrective measures to cover them up. 

George Ashman was born with a birthmark on his forehead, but that didn't stop him from smiling.

Adorable, right?

The type of birthmark George had is surprisingly common too...

George had a haemangioma birthmark which is an accumulation of blood vessels that form a lump just under the skin. 

This type of birthmark is surprisingly common and occur in one out of ten births. 

It's true!

Most of these birthmarks don't grow to be bigger than a small coin and can even shrink as a child passes the age of one. 

Like George, most children with this type of birthmark have them on their head or neck (60%). 

A smaller percentage of children develop them on their trunk (25%) and legs (15%). 

George's mother looked into the various procedures available to get the birthmark removed. It was possible, but it would involve putting balloon inserts under his skin.

When George became four, his mother Karen, 33, decided it was time to potentially cover up the birthmark. In order to stretch the skin around his birthmark to allow for it to be covered up, tissue expanders would need to be inserted in his forehead.

Here's what these expanders look like. 

George first had his implants put in when he was four years old. "When I first saw the implants in place I was speechless," said Karen in an interview.

"They were larger than I expected – and placed on either side of his tiny head looked like horns. My cute, angel-faced baby looked like the devil," she added. 

I actually think he looks pretty cool!

At least they were only temporary. 

His mother had nothing but great things to say about the way George handled this odd medical procedures. "I'm really proud of the strength he has shown through all of this. He has never let it hold him back," she said.

At the end of the day, though, she knew that it was in his best interest to correct the birthmark. "When he was born immediately my mind raced forward ten years. George would be the picked-on kid with no friends, no girlfriend," said his mother. 

Let's take a look at his after the balloons were removed from his skin...

You can't even tell that anything ever happened!

Even though George would be taunted by strangers passing by on the street, he stuck with it and the results are stunning!

The doctors did an incredible job, right?

His mother had something very nice to say about him after the all was said and done. 

"My little devil's got guts – and with or without his birthmark and his horns I'll always love him to bits for that," she said.

Isn't it great to see the young man continue school with such a minor scar?

George's procedure is similar to that of Jennifer Hiles...

Jennifer suffered from arterial venous malformation (AVM) since childhood but, at first, doctors believed she only had a large birthmark.

Over time the condition that leads to a build up of blood vessels in her face, got worse. 

Similar to George, Jennifer has inflatable inserts placed under her skin to stretch skin in the interest of using it to cover up parts of her face when the AVM was operated on. 

After the inserts were removed she looked amazing!

Medical technology is getting so creative these days! 

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h/t Daily Mail