What is a "port-wine birthmark"?

Question

if there is such a thing? my friend said her cousin had it?

Answer 1

a big, blotchy red or purple splotch on someone's skin

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure that is what I have on my foot.  It is deep dilated capillaries in the skin which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.

Mine is shaped like Africa or a wonky heart.

Answer 3

Just like others have said, it is a birthmark...usually of a fair size that is the color of port wine.

Answer 4

it's a red or purple blotch and it appears on the baby in utero or shortly after birth.  You have it forever.  

I have one about the size of a nickel on my shin, just under my knee.

some people have them on their faces--I know dermatologists use lasers to break them up and try to remove them.  I'm not sure how successful they are at removing them.

Answer 5

port-wine is the color of the birthmark

Answer 6

Probably the best known port wine birthmark was on Gorbachev's forehead.

Google an image of Mikhail Gorbachev and take a look.