Myth Buster

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MYTH: Birthmarks are hereditary.

BUSTED: According to Consultant Dermatologist Dr. Nayani Madarasinghe birthmarks are skin pigmentations that occur during birth. “They are not familial cases and therefore will not occur in the same position as the mother. But in the case of multiple birthmarks, it is a hereditary syndrome.

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