How to treat hemangioma

Hemangioma is a tumor occurring from vascular tissue, which is benign, slow-growing and rarely malignant, 80% of which are congenital. Common hemangiomas can be divided into bright red nevus, strawberry hemangioma, cavernous hemangioma, and mixed hemangioma. Different hemangiomas have different clinical manifestations: facial, easy to fade when pressed, irregular shape, clear boundary, mostly seen behind the occiput, nose, forehead, between the eyebrows, some cases fade on their own around 1 year old; strawberry hemangioma, also known as simple hemangioma, appears within 1-2 months after birth, manifests as a small bright red, clearly bounded lobular mass, soft, smooth surface, resembling strawberry, fading when pressed, most often found in Spongiform hemangioma, which occurs at birth or after birth, usually on the head and face, can also occur on the extremities, and grows rapidly within one year of age; spongiform hemangioma, which occurs at birth or after birth, usually on the head and face, can also be involved elsewhere, and the damage is a raised, soft and elastic mass, light blue or purple-blue in color, which can shrink after squeezing, like a sponge. Traditional treatments for hemangioma include cryotherapy, sclerotherapy, radiation and isotope therapy, interventional radiotherapy, and surgical excision. Laser treatments for hemangioma are: flash pulsed dye, KTP, argon, emerald laser and Nd:YAG laser are all very effective. The longer the wavelength, the deeper the penetration depth of the laser, which can heat a certain depth of oxygenated hemoglobin to selectively destroy the blood vessels and coagulate the hemangioma tissue for the purpose of treating hemangioma. However, there is often a limit to the depth of laser treatment, so multiple treatments are often required, with each treatment interval of about 2-3 months. The earlier the treatment, the better the efficacy and prognosis; hemangioma needs to be treated several times, so choosing the right treatment plan can reduce the chance of scarring; individual patients’ hemangioma can fade away by itself, but may leave behind fibrofatty tissue.