Hello, my child is 3.5 years old, he has had a small (1.5x2.5cm) external hemangioma on his belly since he was born, it is spongy, convex, doctors said that by the age of 4 it should be absorbed, but he It's not getting smaller at all, I'm afraid my daughter might damage her somehow, because she's scratching it all the time, she says it's itchy. Should I wait or should it be removed non-surgically, maybe with a laser? Please reply. Thank you.
Hello, the decision should be made by the pediatric surgeon, assessing the case individually. Most of these changes disappear on their own, and the chance that the child will do something to himself is small.
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Maciej KielarDirector of the Surgery Clinic of the Medicover Hospital.
Diploma of the University of Strasbourg in Laparoscopic Surgery.
One of the founders of the Society of Vascular Surgery and a member of the Society of Polish Surgeons, the Polish Society of Phlebology and the International Union of Phlebology.
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