When Lylah Fairless was born, she arrived with a head of long, dark hair that confused her mother and father, Ashley and Ian.
While it's not unheard of for babies to born with a full head of hair, doctors noticed a large, dark mole covering half of the back of her head, from which the hair was growing.
Upon further examination of the mole, the doctors determined that it could turn into a melanoma that could in turn cause cancerous tumors that could be deadly before she would even present symptoms.
Now, the little girl in undergoing multiple surgeries, including one to insert breast implant type pouches under her hairline, and the family is asking for help.
She is now four years old, and has spent her whole life thus far trying to get well. Though she is not out of the woods, she only has a few more surgeries before her risk of a cancer diagnosis is significantly decreased.
4-year-old Lylah Fairless has already undergone 15 surgeries to remove the mole covering half of the back of her head.
The mole itself can cause a melanoma, which can lead to deadly brain tumors. The growths would kill her faster than how long it would take for her to show symptoms.
The only treatment for Lylah is to have skin expanders placed under her hairline, which would then be filled with fluid. This procedure isn't unlike using breast implants.
The condition the little girl suffers from only affects one in every 20,000 people.
Lylah still isn't out of the woods, even after undergoing 15 surgeries. Her parents have given up a lot to get her the help she needs to survive, including their home.
The Fairlesses are hoping that anyone who can help them in any small way will donate to their GoFundMe page in order to get Lylah through her last round of treatments.
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