Port Wine Stain Peru Foundation

A port-wine stain is a vascular (containing vessels) birthmark made of enlarged capillaries in the skin, which produce a reddish-purplish discoloration of the skin.
Port-wine stains (PWS) are present at birth. The rate is 3 out of 1,000 people. Port-wine stains occur most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body. Early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance. As the child matures, the color may deepen to a dark red or purplish color.
PWS may cause emotional and social problems for the affected person because of their appearance. Port-wine stains that involve the upper and lower lids (trigeminal distribution) may be associated with the development of glaucoma.
PWS may be one of a group of symptoms and signs, perhaps as part of a syndrome such as Sturge-Weber syndrome or Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.
Angioma Peru Foundation is a non lucrative foundation who emphatizes on supporting peruvian PWS patients in its first phase. The main objective of this foundation is getting as soon as possible a Candela Vbeam Laser, known as the only pulse dye laser on achieving excelent results on treating PWS, cherry angiomas, cavernous angiomas and STS.
Actually at South America are 9 of this machines, 7 at Brazil -5 at Sao Paulo, and the rest in the other brazilian states- and 2 at Chile. For any instance, taking a session on this countries is about $5oo without the travel and loggage costs.
We do know that buying a new machine is very expensive -about $60000 - 80000- and we understand that Peru is a economically depressed country, so we are thinking on getting an used machine that is about $ 40000.
Obviously the costs of the treatments will just be for the maintenance purposes of the equipment. Actually we are focusing on getting all the finance support for everyone who wants to make this wish into reality.
We do understand that many people can think this is only a "cosmetic" fact. In the society we live, this is probable a primary factor, and people can relegate PWS patients because they do not fit in the social parameters.
That's the purpose of our foundation, giving access to any PWS patients to this kind of treatments, can you help us on getting this challenge.
We do have all the installations and trained staff for starting right now, it's just time of making your part! Financial help is always welcome.
If you are a PWS patient, please contact us, we do have all the information you may need, please ask us for anything.