I have beckers nevus on the right side of my chest extending down my arm (developed when I was about 17)

I have had some laser treatment on it which definitely lightened the colour of it although the treatment was very painful .

Currently booked in for more laser treatment, but the reality is that it will never be completely gone even if it is possible to make it lighter.

I guess just learning to live with it is the best thing to do.

I wonder, does it makes any harm if I shave the spot or use wax strips ? Thanks you.

Hello,
I'm 18, and for as long as i remember i have had a small patch like this above my right eyebrow. It has never grown, and it's been there since i was young. I has alot of illnesses when i was born and was lucky to live, apparently, so i'm wondering if it could be a result of an illness, this 'beckers nuvis' or just a birthmark. It can be a confidence issue because it's above my eye, i never been able to cover it, i would also like to know if a removal would be possible considering it's location. Thank you!

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i am 26 female and i have NB since 8, it is on my right breast and it has caused my right brest to be hypoplastic… ofcourse you can imagine it would not look at all good!!! i have tried laser yag, but it has not done anygood.. my physician tells me to be happy and tolorate it anyway, and he sais you are so pretty and must not worry about just a nevus.. it is just a hyperpigmentation, nothing more.. it does not spread, it is not dangerous.. and the man who choses you as his wife must love you,how ever you are.. i myself, am a GP, he says that you are of a high culture, and must not pay that much attention to such a thing.. i think he is right,, this nevus has no effect on my soul, and i am going to learn how to love it!!!!

The dermatologist on this clip seemed confident she could remove or lighten it with a laser treatment. If she is so confident, why doesn't she post the results. Every few months since 7 years ago, I've search online for a possible treatment, but nothing yet. I wonder, why have doctors not found treatment? Does anyone know how long it will continue to grow? The BN on my shoulder started since I was 16, nearly 17 years and it has not stopped growing. I wish I had more answers rather than questions. I assume no one has had it removed?

hey im rachael
im 15 years old and when i started my period i relised that hair started to grow on my breasts . is this normal? :S
i am worried about it , it makes my body look so horrible.
can you help me in some way or recomend some treatment?
thanks rae

Hello i am 44 male and also have a large B.N.on my right shoulder.first noticed tan skin when i was young,hair started to grow on my patch when i was a teenager.i used to get most of my spots in this area and still do.Never botherd me at all,only when other people notice and ask why i have it??.

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I have a lighter dark pigmented patch of light brown on my back and i don't know whether it is a Becker's Nevus or a regular birth mark. I am 15 and their are no dark hairs or anything just regular blonde hairs their that you cant even see ,and i am a black haired young man. If anyone knows what i am talking about please help me out.

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Max

I have a darker patch of skin on my upper right chest.. A few years ago hair started to grow over it but I noticed it didnt grow in the same direction as anywhere else (hairs brush upwards). I went to the doctors and they seemed very confident that it was pityrisis versicolour and that the hair was 'normal'. Now I think this may be the real diagnosis..

I have beckers nevus on my left shoulder. I assume that something that can reduce the appearance of birthmarks and hyperpigmentation would also work on this monstrosity.