A woman who was born with a port wine stain birthmark on her face says trolls slam her for choosing to get laser surgery to lighten it.

Danielle Lipple, 28, has a vascular malformation – an abnormal development of blood vessels – across her lower face, neck and on the inside of her mouth and throat.

She has been getting laser surgery to lighten the birthmark since she was just aged one and believes she has had around 20 operations to date.