Special Needs Questions

October 24, 2011

On a photolistings site I have found 2 girls I am interested in, but I need some more info on their special needs.

I will call the first one "AYH" and the second "ZYL".

:flower: AYH has a special need that is classified as a hairy nevus. It covers one half of her face and she has not had surgery yet. My question, how does a nevus affect her and to solve it do they surgically remove it? How? Have any of you adopted children with this special need, and if so, how does it affect/not affect your child? Thanks! I have fallen completely in love with her. Her face is precious and beautiful to me, I could care less about the nevus.

:loveyou: ZYL has vision problems. She has one artificial eye and has already had 6 chemo treatments for her eye before it was removed. She is reportedly healthy now. Do any of you have children with these conditions?

Thanks in advance for any feedback, it is greatly appreciated!!

Blue_Suede_Shoes

October 28, 2011

LoveAdoption

A nevus just means benign mole or birthmark. Removing it would likely be primarily cosmetic.

The fact it's cosmetic doesn't mean it's unimportant; it would probably be best for her self-esteem to have the surgery, because one that covers half her face would draw a lot of attention. Any surgery carries risks, of course, and this one covers a large area of skin, so you'd need to talk to a doctor about the specifics in her case to know for sure.

Once a mole is removed, it's sent to a lab for a biopsy, where it will be determined if it's in fact a nevus (nevi are benign) or precancerous. The fact it's being called a nevus in the paperwork rather than a more vague term makes me think there's not a major concern of melanoma.

I'm prone to nevi and have to have a few removed every decade or so for testing. My results always come back benign. It's really not a big deal for my life.