Question
A purple-blue spot, similar to a birthmark, the size of a fingernail, appeared on the left hairline of a child at birth. It has grown slightly with age (now three years old) and there is no discomfort. It protrudes a bit during crying or fussing.
Answer
Hello! Hemangiomas are a type of vascular malformation. It is recommended to discover and treat them early. Treatment can be initiated after the child is one month old. Based on your initial examination report, the consideration is for a cavernous hemangioma, which does not require surgical removal. Hemangiomas are congenital vascular malformations without a substantial capsule surrounding the tumor. Simply surgical removal is difficult to clean up completely and can easily recur, leaving scars. Such cavernous hemangiomas can be treated with minimally invasive interventional therapy, which is painless for the child and does not recur or leave scars after healing.