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Strawberrynaevus
by Mientjie213, Oct 06, 2009 07:09AM
except 4 laser, is there an injection 2 shrink this upheaved, red-vained mark on the cheek & what r the side effects to a 5½month baby?
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Strawberry hemangiomas or nevus when superficial, often are not treated. When they are allowed to disappear on their own, the result is usually normal-appearing skin. Sometimes large cavernous hemangiomas or mixed hemangiomas may be treated with oral steroids and injections of steroids directly into the hemangioma. Nowadays laser treatment and a combination of laser and steroid injections are used. The method of treatment depends on the position and size of hemangioma and it is a sole decision of the dermatologist/ pediatric surgeon. Steroid injections are not without side effects and should be used with caution in infants.
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