Ilia J. Smith, 42, was diagnosed with stage 2B melanoma in 2020 after she scratched what she thought was her "birthmark" and it began bleeding Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

An curved arrow pointing right. Amy Elsegood was born with a port-wine stain birthmark covering half of her face. After she posted a no makeup selfie, she received support from all around the world.