What is a hemangioma?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Hemangiomas are benign growths on the surface of the skin. They may not be apparent at birth, but they grow pretty quickly during infancy. The good news? Hemangiomas stop growing by about a year or so and then start diminishing at about age two.
They can vary in the way they look, from a tiny raised red fleshy-looking thing to quite an extensive bump that seems to extend above and beyond the surface of the skin. Strawberry hemangiomas (they look like strawberries) are made up of capillary cells; about 12 percent of kids have them by the time they're one. They usually develop a few weeks after birth on the head, neck, or trunk.
Hemangiomas are harmless unless they are too near the eyeball, impairing the child's vision so that her brain stops using the eye.
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Hemangiomas are benign growths on the surface of the skin. They may not be apparent at birth, but they grow pretty quickly during infancy. The good news? Hemangiomas stop growing by about a year or so and then start diminishing at about age two.... More -
Hemangiomas are vascular birthmarks that appear as growths of extra blood vessels under the skin.
Hemangiomas are vascular birthmarks that appear as growths of extra blood vessels under the skin. More -
Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:A hemangioma is the most common benign (non-cancerous) tumor in infants comprised of blood vessels. Although they are not usually present at birth, hemangiomas develop in 10 percent of newborns within the first 1-2 months of life. They should be distinguished from vascular malformations, such as the port wine birthmark, which are present at birth.
A hemangioma is the most common benign (non-cancerous) tumor in infants comprised of blood vessels. Although they are not usually present at birth, hemangiomas develop in 10 percent of newborns within the first 1-2 months of life. ... More -
Dr. Stuart Linder answered:Hemangioma (strawberry nevus) is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs. The classic hemangioma appears as a red skin lesion that may be in the top layers (capillary hemangioma) or deeper in the skin (cavernous hemangioma) or both.
Hemangioma (strawberry nevus) is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs. The classic hemangioma appears as a red skin lesion that may be in the top layers (capillary hemangioma) or deeper in the skin (cavernous... More
