PDL Laser COMPLETE

We are done! We are done! We are done!!!!!  Well to be realistic...we are done for now.  There is a high likelihood that we will need to do treatment later in her life when we notice growth in size, color or texture.  Or since it affects her eye lid, if it starts to hinder her vision, we may have to do treatment then too.  But let's live in the present and be excited that our recommended treatment plan of 10 treatments before her first birthday are DONE!  We've had this date on the calendar for months and I couldn't be more excited.  We are cleared from Neurology and Ophthalmology and we don't go back to Dermatology until the end of February for a follow up.  Let's continue to hope and pray that it has minimal growth over the coming months and years.

I have posted before and after pictures of each treatment.  Yes, she didn't like them and yes they give her topical numbing cream, but really it was the swaddling and eye protection stickers she didn't like the most.  We are sooooo thrilled with the progress and hope that she grows up to embrace her little "strawberry mark" which is what Hadley likes to call it.

Newborn 1 day old

Days 1, 2, 3, 4

January 28-January 31st

 Pre & Post Treatment #2

April 13, 2016

 Pre & Post Treatment #3

May 19, 2016

 Pre & Post Treatment #4

June 16. 2016

Pre & Post Treatment #5

July 16, 2016

Pre & Post Treatment #6

August 11, 2016

Pre & Post Treatment #7

September 26, 2016

 Pre & Post Treatment #8

October 28, 2016

 Pre & Post Treatment #9

November 17, 2016

Pre & Post Treatment #10

December 15, 2016

Of course I had to make a cute little "Thank You" basket for her wonderful Dermatology team.  They loved our baby girl so much every month.  Everyone knew Sloane...everyone from the girls at the front desk, so the nursing assistants, volunteers, nurses, residents/fellows.  They asked several times if Child Life would come help their clinic, but since we just don't have the staff for it, I made them a Child Life basket with little distraction items.  

Not to mention we loved this girl and Sloane started to reach out to have Jennifer hold her at month!  She really coated Sloane's face with numbing cream each month and made sure it stayed on for 20+ minutes.  We LOVE Jennifer!  

I will post a newborn photo and side profile closer to her first birthday to see the before and after from day one to one year old!  Until then...Happy Holidays!