BirthmarksBefore & After Gallery

Surgery was performed in January of 2008 to remove the hemangioma on the right side of his nose and cheek and upper eyelid. His incision is remarkable after a little over 2 years time.

This young patient was carefully followed for his facial Hemangioma. Utilizing a combination of staged laser therapy targeted to red color, and a surgical excision designed to camouflage the scar, the impact of his facial lesion was minimized.

Dr. Williams performed surgery on this precious little girl when she was 2 years old to remove a Hemangioma on her nose. This story was featured on the Maury Povich Show. Click here to see the story.

This young girl has a large Hemangioma of the upper lip. Following surgical removal, her lip contour is restored and she looks like a normal, healthy child.

This little girl has a hemangioma on her upper lip. The before picture was taken in 7/2002 and the after picture is 6 weeks after her surgery 3/2003.

This was a child that I initially saw in the Vascular Birthmark Clinic. She was at a point where she had a disfiguring Hemangioma of a mild to moderate degree but as with most children, once they become 3-4 years of age they start to develop a body image. A small excision was performed as an outpatient and here is Ryan as a 10 year old with virtually no trace of having had this procedure performed when she was 2 ½ years of age. We feel that earlier intervention when appropriate benefits children in a very positive way especially as they start to enter school age. There is now data to suggest that children who feel good about themselves perform better in school and these are the primary reasons that we encourage this when appropriate and when there is a high likelihood that the vascular birthmark will persist in the school years.

This patient had a congenital vascular birthmark (port-wine stain) of the right upper face. Following several treatments with the Pulsed-dye laser she has had significant improvement in the color and texture of the skin.

Notice the improvement of this patient's portwine stain birthmark after multiple treatments with the pulse dye laser. Early treatment with this laser can help prevent nodular irregularities and possible scar contracture formation. "To anyone who is thinking of having any kind of procedure from Dr. Williams; As you can see, from my pictures, I was born with a very large "portwine stain" birthmark. I spent my whole life wearing turtle neck shirts, using make-up, and basically hiding fromthe world because of the stares and comments I received....unfortunately, the world can be cruel. After 42 years of my life spent this way, I was told I should go see Dr. Williams by another doctor, that knew my birthmark kept me from living the life I could be. I can only say that from the first day I walked into the Williams Center and met Dr. Williams and his excellent staff, my whole life has changed, of course, for the better. I need to have updated pictures taken, as of right now, my birthmark is practically gone, and I am one very grateful patient, and will NEVER be able to thank Dr. Williams, and his wonderful staff, enough. If you are looking at these pictures and you're thinking about having a procedure done at the Williams Center, I can only say, do it, it will be the best decision you've ever made. Dr. Williams, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for giving me the honor of being your patient and for removing the very dark cloud that's hovered over me all my life. I thank you for the privilage of knowing you and all of your staff....I can only describe the Williams Center as the most professional and friendliest place on earth....a million times, THANK YOU!" Eileen, Glenmont

Dr. Williams performed multiple pulse dye laser treatments on this patient. The color changed from a deep red-purplish color to a pink. Notice the improvement seen especially on her nose and upper lip. These procedures were performed under sedation in our surgery center allowing full treatment without discomfort. "Dr. Williams has performed several laser treatments on my port wine birthmark. The results of the surgeries have been significant. The color of my birthmark has lightened tremendously and I get fantastic feedback from family, friends and colleagues. Dr. Williams’ work, his caring manner and sincere interest in his patient’s well-being make him a great surgeon – a sincere thank you to him and his staff.”

This woman was born with a vascular birthmark (port wine malformation) of the left face. She has received treatment with the pulse dye laser which has caused a significant lightening of the lesion, it has also decreased the nodularity. Severe lesions, such as seen in this patient, require muliple treatments with the pulsed dye laser for complete resolution.

This patient had a severe port-wine stain who underwent treatment with the pulsed-dye laser. Providing her with near complete correction of area (the eyebrows must be treated less aggressively to avoid injury to the hair follicles).

This patient had a Port-Wine Stain of the forehead. She was treated with several treatments with the laser to optimize her result. In the post-operative photo the port-wine stain is just barely perceptible with no scarring to the surrounding skin.