Question
An infant has developed a hemangioma on the lower leg, which was initially red but now the edge color has faded. How should it be handled?
Answer
Treatment methods for hemangiomas include surgical removal, microwave thermotherapy, radiation therapy, sclerotherapy, and cryotherapy. Surgery is suitable for smaller hemangiomas, and partial removal can be considered for larger ones; microwave thermotherapy is mainly applicable to cavernous hemangiomas; radiation therapy is suitable for capillary hemangiomas in infants and young children and superficial cavernous hemangiomas; sclerotherapy is suitable for cavernous hemangiomas; cryotherapy is applicable to cherry angiomas and cavernous hemangiomas.