A blue birthmark covers half of her face. When she was 8 years old, she started hiding them under makeup

Carlotta Bertotti was born with a blue birthmark on her face that got bigger every year. For many years, she hid them under a layer of makeup, because from her peers. Carlotta is affected by Ota’s birthmark, which is most often located on the face and usually covers one side of the body.

At the age of 8, she began wearing makeup to hide a skin lesion. “I have built a wall around myself”

Carlotta was born with a dark spot in her eye. Doctors said it was probably a birth injury, but as the girl grew older, two birthmarks began to grow on her face, one on her chin and one on her forehead. The moles grew larger over time, which was a source of embarrassment for Carlotta.

To hide them, at the age of 8 she began to paint, which took her about two hours a day. She refused to be active with friends for fear that her makeup would wash off. “Before going to school, I would put on makeup for hours and wear special contact lenses so I wouldn’t be looked at and asked questions. I’ve built a wall around myself,” she admitted.

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She took off her makeup after 18 years. “I realized that I don’t have to hide my uniqueness”

Carlotta felt that she was different from her peers and did not accept the change that appeared on her face. She hid it for 18 years and felt that she was not herself. One day I said enough was enough. It was summer, I was at the beach with my friends. Without saying anything to them, I took off my makeup and asked, “Have you noticed anything strange?” – she said.

She has felt much better since then. Now he urges other people to see their own flaws and imperfections. “For eighteen years I hid my appearance and tried to look like everyone else. (…) Today, however, I understood that I do not have to hide, that with my uniqueness I can help others express themselves – she admitted.