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Cherry hemangiomas all over
by cherryskin, Apr 21, 2009 01:06PM
Hello.
I'm a late-20s male and I'm posting today because over the past four months I've had a noticeable increase in cherry hemangiomas over my whole body...arms, chest, back, legs, hands...and now two on my forehead. I had a couple to start with, but they've multiplied rapidly. I went to the doctor's last week and got a full blood workup and everything was fine. I'm having a difficult time with this though. My mom has lots of them, but it seems at this rate I will be covered head to toe.
What can I do? Should I stop worrying? Are there reliable methods of removal that don't cause scarring? This is causing me lots of stress and the ones on my forehead are making me self-conscious.
I'm a late-20s male and I'm posting today because over the past four months I've had a noticeable increase in cherry hemangiomas over my whole body...arms, chest, back, legs, hands...and now two on my forehead. I had a couple to start with, but they've multiplied rapidly. I went to the doctor's last week and got a full blood workup and everything was fine. I'm having a difficult time with this though. My mom has lots of them, but it seems at this rate I will be covered head to toe.
What can I do? Should I stop worrying? Are there reliable methods of removal that don't cause scarring? This is causing me lots of stress and the ones on my forehead are making me self-conscious.
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It is good that your blood tests were fine. I do understand your concern about the increased lesions. A cherry hemangioma is formed from an overgrowth of small veins. It may be found on any body location and vary in size. Try to avoid trauma, which may cause bleeding of the lesions. Cherry hemangiomas usually require no treatment. But they can be removed if they are irritated, bleeding or if cosmetically undesirable. Lesions may be surgically removed by excision, electrocautery, laser, or freezing the area. Talk to your doctor about these options and decide which option is best for you.
Take care and regards