‘Such pretty ducklings,’ said the elderly brown duck, ‘apart from the one at the back. He’s far too big and very ugly!’ ‘Can’t you put him back in his egg?’ sneered another duck ...

I’m not unattractive; I was and am petite and have been called “cute” so often I sometimes ... Here’s to the ugly duckling in all of us. Recognizing, in whatever way(s), we are all swans.

In 1998, Grob, et al [7] introduced the ugly duckling concept-the observation that nevi in the same individual tend to resemble one another, and that MM often deviates from this nevus pattern.

It was such an ugly duckling when we bought it as it had a very unattractive square porch, garish green paint, and unflattering windows, so it’s been lovely to realize it’s potential and bring ...