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The word hemangioma comes from the Latin
words hemangio meaning blood vessel and oma meaning tumor with
active cell dividing activity. Hemangiomas differ from other
vascular birthmarks in that they are biologically active, their
growth is dependent from the growth of the child. They are the
most common benign tumor of infants. Hemangioma growth is referred
to as Hyperplasia, where as other vascular birthmarks growth
is referred to as Hypertrophy
Hemangiomas are most often found on the head or neck (up to
80%), however, they may occur anywhere on the skin or internal
organs. Children can develop a single lesion or they can have
a dominant primary lesion with smaller associated hemangiomas.
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TREATMENT:
A Laser produces a beam of highly concentrated light. Different
types of lasers product different colors of light. The color
of light produced by a particular laser is the key to the laser's
effect on hemangiomas and birthmarks Laser treatment offers
the possibility for early intervention in treatment of the strawberry
hemangioma, while the lesion is very small.Laser treatment is
an option if the hemangioma ulcerates, if spontaneous regression
is not seen after a reasonable period of time or if the lesion
progresses toward disfigurement. Lesions of the head and neck
have the highest priority for laser treatment, to prevent disfigurement.
if early intervention with a laser is the treatment of choice
to prevent maceration or ulceration, the best results with the
flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser are seen when the lesions
are small and flat.
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