Russian doctors remove the “Batman Mask” birthmark from the face of an American girl (video)

Russian doctors have succeeded in permanently removing the "Batman mask birthmark" from the face of a two-year-old American girl, using pioneering surgery.

Medical reports revealed that Luna Tavares-Fenner, from Florida, completely recovered from the birthmark using leading medical methods that are not available in the United States, and she will now travel to her country to celebrate Christmas, and return with the beginning of the new year for cosmetic treatment, according to the newspaper “The Sun.”

Carol Viner, 37, of Florida, brought her eight-month-old daughter, Luna, to the Russian city of Krasnodar in the hope of curing her rare skin condition.

"Russia Today" stated that after a series of complex surgeries, which amounted to nearly 12 operations, the birthmark was removed from the face of the girl, who is now two years and nine months old, thanks to a pioneering technique that causes the death of the birthmark tissue and the growth of new and healthy skin underneath.

Mother Caroline said she faced a difficult decision to bring Luna to Russia and undergo treatments, as many described her as "crazy" to travel this way and undergo expensive treatments.

"I wanted to avoid the aggressive surgeries I was seeing in other doctors in the US," she explained.

Caroline and her husband, Thiago, raised $69,700 to treat their daughter at a clinic in Krasnodar, Russia.

The family also received the support of an unidentified Russian donor, who they called "The Miracle".

Dr. Popov started work in 2019 and said in a statement this week: “We've only had six operations to remove the birthmark and we've made it disappear.

The main medical part of the mission was carried out.

This does not mean that we are done with the treatment at all.

We are letting Luna take a break from her treatment and after that we will do the plastic surgeries.”

He continued, "Our aim is to later make sure that Luna will not have any abnormalities when she reaches the age when she is concerned about her appearance."

Dr. Popov indicated that the treatment was "successful" and that he was "completely satisfied with the result".

Dr. Popov explained that it is not clear how long the cosmetic part of Luna's treatment will take due to obstacles such as the "Covid-19" epidemic.

Luna's mother said: 'I do not regret at all receiving treatment here.

Luna does not feel pain.

She dances a few hours after the surgery.”

Surgeries for congenital melanocytic nevus include laser and excision.

But Luna underwent phototherapy, a treatment that involves a photosensitive drug and a light source to destroy the abnormal cells, according to medical reports.

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