{"id":9397,"date":"2026-03-16T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/?p=9397"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:30:44","slug":"mum-labeled-a-monster-for-lasering-port-wine-stain-birthmark-on-her-babys-face-after-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/?p=9397","title":{"rendered":"Mum labeled a \u201cmonster\u201d for lasering port-wine stain birthmark on her baby\u2019s face after birth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A <\/span>mother <\/span>named <\/span>Brooke <\/span>Atkins<\/span><\/strong> from <\/span>Australia <\/span>gave <\/span>birth <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>baby <\/span>boy <\/span>named <\/span>Kingsley<\/span><\/strong> in <\/span>2022. <\/span>Kingsley <\/span>was <\/span>born <\/span>with <\/span>port-<\/span>wine <\/span>stain <\/span>birthmarks <\/span>covering <\/span>half <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>face<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>area <\/span>near <\/span>his <\/span>eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doctors <\/span>warned <\/span>that <\/span>birthmarks <\/span>in <\/span>that <\/span>location <\/span>could <\/span>lead <\/span>to <\/span>serious <\/span>health <\/span>problems<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>including <\/span>glaucoma (<\/span>which <\/span>can <\/span>cause <\/span>blindness)<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>Sturge-<\/span>Weber <\/span>syndrome<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>a <\/span>rare <\/span>neurological <\/span>condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because <\/span>of <\/span>this <\/span>risk, <\/span>doctors <\/span>recommended <\/span>laser <\/span>treatment<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>The <\/span>treatment <\/span>wasn\u2019t <\/span>meant <\/span>to <\/span>remove <\/span>the <\/span>birthmark <\/span>for <\/span>cosmetic <\/span>reasons \u2014 <\/span>it <\/span>was <\/span>meant <\/span>to <\/span>keep <\/span>the <\/span>skin <\/span>healthy <\/span>and <\/span>reduce <\/span>medical <\/span>complications<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooke <\/span>agreed <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>treatment <\/span>to <\/span>protect <\/span>her <\/span>son\u2019s <\/span>health.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, <\/span>after <\/span>she <\/span>shared <\/span>videos <\/span>of <\/span>Kingsley <\/span>on <\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>many <\/span>people <\/span>online <\/span>criticized <\/span>her. <\/span>Some <\/span>even <\/span>called <\/span>her <\/span>a <\/span>\u201c<\/span>monster\u201d<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>claiming <\/span>she <\/span>was <\/span>hurting <\/span>her <\/span>baby <\/span>for <\/span>cosmetic <\/span>reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>comments <\/span>upset <\/span>Brooke <\/span>and <\/span>made <\/span>her <\/span>question <\/span>her <\/span>decision, <\/span>but <\/span>doctors <\/span>and <\/span>many <\/span>supportive <\/span>people <\/span>reassured <\/span>her <\/span>that <\/span>she <\/span>was <\/span>doing <\/span>the <\/span>right <\/span>thing <\/span>for <\/span>her <\/span>child\u2019s <\/span>health<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kingsley <\/span>has <\/span>since <\/span>undergone <\/span>several <\/span>laser <\/span>treatments <\/span>and <\/span>is <\/span>doing <\/span>well <\/span>and <\/span>responding <\/span>positively<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>His <\/span>mother <\/span>says <\/span>she <\/span>is <\/span>now <\/span>at <\/span>peace <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>decision <\/span>and <\/span>focuses <\/span>on <\/span>helping <\/span>her <\/span>son <\/span>stay <\/span>healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>short:<\/span><\/strong>
A <\/span>mother <\/span>chose <\/span>medical <\/span>laser <\/span>treatment <\/span>to <\/span>protect <\/span>her <\/span>baby\u2019s <\/span>health, <\/span>but <\/span>social <\/span>media <\/span>misunderstood <\/span>the <\/span>reason <\/span>and <\/span>criticized <\/span>her \u2014 <\/span>even <\/span>though <\/span>doctors <\/span>recommended <\/span>it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A mother named Brooke Atkins from Australia gave birth to a baby boy named Kingsley in 2022. Kingsley was born with port-wine stain birthmarks covering half of his face, including the area near his eye. Doctors warned that birthmarks in that location could lead to serious health problems, including glaucoma (which can cause blindness) and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9398,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9397\/revisions\/9398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildwondertube.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}