#Baby ninja turtles skin#

Not to be outdone, Eastman drew four turtles, each armed with a ninja-style weapon. Laird laughed and then drew a more refined version of the turtle. Eastman wrote “Ninja Turtle” on the top of the page. As a joke, Eastman drew a turtle standing on its hind legs, wearing a mask, with nunchucks strapped to its arms. Struggling artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird were living in Northampton, Massachusetts, when they came up with the Turtles in November 1983. If you're looking for a thorough history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this is a pretty good place to start. To make sure I got the scoop on everyone’s favorite pizza-obsessed heroes in a half-shell, I went straight to the source-co-creator Peter Laird-who was kind enough to answer our burning questions about the franchise. They also discovered that nevi don't produce sweat glands and with it being on his back they would have to limit James' outdoor time.If you were a kid in the 1980s or 90s, you probably spent some time reading, watching, or playing with four adolescent reptilian martial arts experts with irregular DNA. Kaitlyn and Tim learnt through the group that nevus' can be very itchy, which explained why James would scratch his back on things. They joined a Facebook group dedicated to supporting people globally with the condition and were eventually referred to a specialist.

'We were fortunate to get the results back that there was nothing happening.'įollowing the successful surgery, Kaitlyn and Tim explored the idea of tissue expansion, after worrying the nevus may grow back. 'So, at two-and-a-half months old he had to go under anaesthesia to have it done. Kaitlyn said: 'He had to have an MRI of the brain and spine, because one of the sub-conditions is internal growing on the brain or spine.

'He's so much happier and more comfortable and we'll just be happy to get all of it gone by the summer.'īefore having the first removal surgery in February 2022, James had to have an MRI to assess whether the mass was growing internally too. 'When he was two months old a paediatric dermatologist was able to tell us what it was and then began the process of having it removed. 'It covered 75 per cent of his back at the start and it had started to get fattier and more lumpy - it seemed like it was growing. 'The doctors didn't really know what it was at that point. 'It looked kind of like a birthmark but scabbed over in parts - it was a little concerning as it looked like something was wrong. 'When he was born, my mum, Mary and Tim both noticed something on his back. 'It got to the point that we had to sleep him on his side as he couldn't put his head down flat because it was so bulky. Kaitlyn, an inventory worker for a boat company, from Tampa, Florida, US, said: 'Before it was removed it had grown rapidly and had become like a turtle shell on his back. Kaitlyn says James now has more mobility and 'certainly' seems more comfortable now that he's able to lie on his back. The procedure was a success and Kaitlyn and Tim hope James will only have to undergo one final round to remove the nevus in its entirety.

#Baby ninja turtles skin#

He then had tissue expansion to replace the nevus with healthy skin from the remaining skin on his back.

James underwent two rounds of surgery in February 2022 and May 2022 to remove the bulk of the nevus - which finally allowed him to lie on his back.