Our daughter aged 8 weeks has a cavernous haemangioma which is a cluster of blood vessels beneath the surface of the skin which looks like a raised purplish lump (on her head).
Does anyone else have a child with this type of birthmark as we would like to know how big it is likely to get and when it will stop growing and start to recede. Has anyone had treatment? At what age would it be gone on its own?
Thanks.
2006-08-05 22:34:51 · 8 answers · asked by A Mum 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
At 8 weeks there's nothing to worry about.
90% of hemangiomas disappear completely by the age of 9. They usually become larger during the 1st year then gradually involute.
Cavernous hemangiomas sometimes leave a scar.
The site of the hemangioma is important in its management. If its on the eyelid, causing drooping of the lid so as to obstruct vision it needs to be treated early. Otherwise there's a possibility that the eye may become 'lazy' or amblyopic due to deprivation of visual stimuli.
There are also some rare associated conditions which need to be ruled out. Check out the URL below.
2006-08-06 00:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may take up to 8-10 years to completely disappear or flatten. If it is on her head, the hair will camoflage it. Had a friend whose child had a large, deforming hemangioma of nose, upper lip, they chose to do nothing, and it eventually went away, and left no mark, and now have the most beautiful teenager. Many will disappear before that long.
On the other hand, I had one under my chin, and the doctor burned it off with raw cobalt needles taped to the skin (?!), without shielding the thyroid (!?), and guess what? Now I have thyroid problems, as well as local muscular atrophy and an unsightly scar.
This is one of the conditions where time really does take care of the problem, and try and stay away from the medical professionals, who may try and intervene for cosmetic reasons.
If this is the most urgent problem with your darling daughter, be grateful that you have a healthy baby, and give her lots of love and hugs.
2006-08-06 05:39:04 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a birthmark because it is a mark that you get from birth. Sometimes when you are in the womb your body gets marks from growing. I don't know! Laugh out loud. It's just something that you get when you are inside of your mom. Birth Mark! Listen to the words carefully its quite easy to figure it out, but an interesting question. It was a good question to ask. I wonder now... hm-mm.... Go to some doctor website. Go to google and type it in you will get more acurate results.
2016-03-27 00:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont want to scare you but if it is the same as our daughter it could grow to the size of a pea and then it will burst and a lot of blood does come from them there is different types of haemangiomas my daughter had multiple haemangiomas from birth and they are still appearing they start off like a little red dot and then for some reason they fill with blood and eventually burst.if possible to see a pic of the haemangioma and it is the same as our daughters i can give you a lot of info e mail beka23@btinternet.com thanks
2006-08-05 23:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by ELAINE F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there - my son had one of those (also called a strawberry naevus).
It was just above his left ear, and started as a pin prick when he was about a week old. It grew to be about the size of a 50p piece, but was covered by hair (once he had some!)
It started to gradually go away when he was about 5, and it's completely disappeared now (he's about to be 10).
This really isn't anything for you to worry about. I remember my doctor frightening me by saying that they can bleed - and I should take him straight to A&E if it did - but this never happened, in spite of lots of toddler bumps and crashes!
If your daughter is only 8 weeks, then give it time to let her hair grow which should cover the birthmark up completely.
2006-08-05 22:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...... i have a daughter that has that she had several surgries (4 or 5)of them. it helped out alot you can barely see it! it wont stop growing as the child gets older it expands so you might consider surgery! asap. i will not stop growing. we took her to childrens hostipal and seen Dr. Besner she is a great doctor but she is in columbus ohio.good luck!
2006-08-06 03:17:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece had a rather large one on her shoulder blade. It went away in about three years all by itself.
2006-08-06 03:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by lifes_heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my niece had it right on the soft spot. she is now 21 months and it is completely gone, you would never even know she had it. shortly after her first birthday it was down.
2006-08-06 01:33:34 · answer #8 · answered by cindy loo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋