Hemangioma
Alternate Names : Cavernous Hemangioma, Strawberry Nevus
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Hemangioma Treatment
Superficial or "strawberry hemangiomas" often are not treated. Letting them disappear on their own produces normal-appearing skin. In some cases, a laser may be used to eradicate the small vessels.
Cavernous hemangiomas that involve the eyelid and obstruct vision are generally treated with injections of steroids or laser treatments that rapidly reduce the size of the lesions, allowing normal vision to develop. Large cavernous hemangiomas or mixed hemangiomas, when appropriate, are treated with oral steroids and injections of steroids directly into the hemangioma.
Recently, lasers have been used to reduce the bulk of the hemangiomas. Lasers emitting yellow light can selectively damage the vessels in the hemangioma without damaging the overlying skin. Some physicians are using a combination of steroid injection and laser therapy together.
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