Spoke with the Nevus Specialist...

The Nevus spcialist, located in Chicago, called us on Monday evening to discuss the process we will take to remove the Nevus. This specialist is one of the top known for this proceedure. We have followed a few others through their Nevus removal and their results have been amazing.

It will be removed to lessen the risk of it turning cancerous in the future and to lessen the stares and questions as she gets older. From our discussion we expect this process to begin within a few months of us returning from China. The initial proceedure will be done to place "balloons" under the skin in her forehead and neck to stretch the skin in those areas, by filling them with saline. This will go on for about 10-12 weeks, then she will have her first removal proceedure done, they will remove some of the nevus and use the expanded skin in it's place. She will likely have to go through this process 3-4 times, all within about a years time.

That's the just of it, if you have questions, we are open to answering them - just send us an e-mail. At this point we feel educating those she will know, will help eveyone to understand what we expect to happen and help you to be an advocate for her when she's home with us.

Blessing to you all!
Tracy