my 2 month old daughter has a deforming hemangioma on her face, is she 2 young to have it removed?

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she has a internal and superfacial hemangioma on her nose that is deforming her entire nose, and growing more everyday it seems, we live in canada and i don't know where to take her, so far her doctor has been no help only wanting to wait things out, but i fear if we do that her nose will be forever deformed, has anyone else had this happen?
Go to another doctor. It is always better to have a second or third opinion. I would go to the best hospital in my area.  (+ info)

What type of doctor is best to remove a strawberry hemangioma birthmark from my son's forehead?

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I don't even "see" it anymore, I am so used to it and so although it is the size of a pinky nail, I just never notice it,.....but he's rubbing it raw and making it bleed daily. He is 10 months old. I don't know whether to consult a plastic surgeon since it's on his face so prominantly visable, or a dermatologist. Do they use laser or surgery? Thanks
Plastic surgeon. This would their area of specialty.

Other doctors can do it, but if it were my son, it would without doubt, be a plastic surgeon.  (+ info)

Does it pain if a capillary bursts in your eye?

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I was sitting before the computer and suddenly I felt a sting in the as if some dust particle had gone in. I washed my eye and looked in the mirror and saw that there was a red line of a burst capillary.
you felt a sting so it's painful.  (+ info)

When is it time to seek immediate help for liver Hemangioma?

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I have pain in abdomen mostly upper,its intermitantly sharp and makes me wince,im weak,bloated,fatigue,achy,headache,emotional,trace blood in urine,some back pain,ect... Do i wait to see my DR or go to ER?
If you have a liver hemangioma that has ruptured, go to an emergency room immediately.

Most liver hemangiomas are benign tumors involving small balls of blood vessels, and most people with them don't even realize they have them. I have several marble-sized ones that were discovered over 15 years ago, and they have never troubled me, so I'm more fortunate than you.

Even if it isn't a liver hemangioma, you still need to seek emergency care immediately, especially for the hematuria (blood in your urine). Go to an ER and good luck!  (+ info)

i was diagnosed that i have a hemangioma, is there a possibility that it will be treated?

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There are medical especialists said that it is better if i will not go under operation. The hemangioma is not inborn, when i was 9 years old it's just happen that a bloody mass appear in my gums.
Most hemangiomas disappear without treatment, leaving minimal or no visible marks. Large hemangiomas can leave visible skin changes secondary to severe stretching of the skin or damage to surface texture. When hemangiomas interfere with vision, breathing, or threaten significant cosmetic injury, they are usually treated.

The mainstay of treatment is oral corticosteroid therapy. Other drugs such as interferon[9] or vincristine are sometimes considered if the corticosteroids do not work. If this fails, surgical removal often becomes necessary. Blockage of the airway will often require a tracheostomy to be performed (insertion of an external airway through the front of the neck into the trachea below the level of the obstruction). Smaller raised lesions are sometimes treated with injection of corticosteroid directly into the lesion. Pulsed dye laser can be useful for very early flat superficial lesions if they appear in cosmetically significant areas or for those lesions that leave residual surface blood vessels in the case of incomplete resolution. Unfortunately raised lesions or lesions under the skin do not respond to laser.

Beta-blocker using agents such as propranolol is a new emerging form of therapy producing some impressive responses. Recent evidence (June 2008) suggests that propranolol can be used to treat severe hemangiomas[10]. This treatment may prove superior to corticosteroids, as propranolol has far less side effects. If the initial impressions are confirmed it may become the mainstream therapy of the future.

Ulceration will usually heal with topical medication and special dressings under medical supervision. Sometimes pulsed dye laser can be used to accelerate healing.

There is also a rare effect of Hemangioma which can cause more serious complications.

[edit] Prognosis

Hemangiomas go through three stages of development and decay:

1. In the proliferation stage, a hemangioma grows very quickly. This stage can last up to twelve months.
2. In the rest stage, there is very little change in a hemangioma's appearance. This usually lasts until the infant is one to two years old.
3. In the involution phase, a hemangioma finally begins to diminish in size. Fifty percent of lesions will have disappeared by age five with the vast majority gone by puberty.  (+ info)

How long does a broken blood vessel/capillary take to heal?

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I have a red dot on my actual eye and several little pinprick spots on my cheeks and around my eyes after throwing up yesterday. Are these broken capillaries and how long will they take to go away? esp the eye one?
about 2 weeks
http://www.symmetrydirect.com/brajones  (+ info)

Does anybody know of a good treatment for a hemangioma birthmark?

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Does anybody know of any surgeons that deal with these?
mine has never gone away and it's very vascular.
If you are over the age of 10 and it is still very vascular, it is probably not a hemangioma. Some doctors will refer to any vascular anomaly as a hemangioma, but true hemangiomas occur only in infants, and lose their vascular quality during involution (though some permanently leave scars or discolored skin).

A good place to start your search for treatment is the Vascular Birthmark Foundation. They can help you find a doctor to evaluate your condition.  (+ info)

Do the artery and vein using the same capillary in the last branch?

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In the cell level, is the artery and vein using the same cappilary or 2 separately?
Blood flows from the heart to arteries, which narrow into arterioles, and then narrow further still into capillaries. After the tissue has been perfused, capillaries widen to become venules and then widen more to become veins, which return blood to the heart.
Arteriovenous malformation or AVM is an abnormal connection between veins and arteries, usually congenital. This pathology is widely known because of its occurrence in the central nervous system, but can appear in any location.
Possible Complications of AVM-cerebral:
* Focal weakness
* Intracerebral hemorrhage
* Language difficulties
* Numbness of any part of the face or body
* Permanent neurologic changes such as paralysis or sensory problems
* Persistent headache
* Seizures
* Subarachnoid hemorrhage
* Vision changes
* Water on the brain (hydrocephalus)
Possible complications of open brain surgery include:
* Brain swelling
* Hemorrhage
* Seizure
* Stroke  (+ info)

To mothers that have babies with a Hemangioma?

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Hemangioma AKA Strawberry Mark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemangioma

My daughter has one on her chest, it is probably just a bit smaller than the size of a quarter. Did anyone feel like they had to be so careful? Her doctor said not to worry about it, more than likely nothing would happen, like it would start to bleed or anything. But still! It completely worries me!

How long before it went away? And did anything ever happen, like did it ever bleed? What are your experiences with this?

Thanks!
My daughter doesn't have one, but my niece does. Hers is located on the side of her head, in her hair. When she was young, and it was new, but no at 18 months, we don't even think about it. Hers was rather large. It is one that looks like a raised bump. One like the second picture dodownn your link, not the first one. When researching them, I found that hers wasn't bad at all, and they can be rather severe. Hers is proprobablylf the size it used to be, but she also has a lot more hair now, so it's not even noticeable. I'd actactuallyve to really look at it to see what size it is. Nothing ever happened with it. It would get slightly larger, in the summer, if it was hot out, but that's really it.  (+ info)

who was the young boy matthew who died if a hemangioma in his lungs in the 1990's?

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Matthew went to the mayo clinic, & died before he could get a heart & lung transplant.
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