Patient's question:
My daughter is just two and a half months old. She has a hemangioma near her back near the armpit, approximately 22 millimeters by 48 millimeters in size. It looks like lean pork and is dark red in color. Could you please ask the doctor when would be the best time to treat her? The hospital says she is too young for surgery, which would require general anesthesia. Are there any other treatment options? Is this condition serious? Will it affect her? The area is quite large, and it seems to be still growing. If surgery is performed, will skin grafting be necessary? Will it heal without it? I urgently look forward to your reply!Doctor's answer:
Methods such as (injection of medication into the hemangioma to harden and absorb it) or copper needle implantation (inserting copper needles into the hemangioma and passing a certain current to decompose copper ions within the hemangioma, thereby blocking it and causing it to die and absorb) can be used. The earlier a child is treated, the smaller the scar will be.