Patient's question:
My child is 9 months old, and there's a big bump on their mouth. It's clearly different from a normal baby's. This bump can be seen clearly with the blood vessels and arteries inside. When the doctor checked the infant's lip hemangioma at the hospital, they held something near the mouth for about ten minutes. What were they doing?Doctor's answer:
A hemangioma is a benign tumor or congenital vascular tissue malformation that originates from residual embryonic vascular cells. The most common types are those present at birth or shortly after birth, primarily capillary hemangiomas and cavernous hemangiomas. The former is the most common type. Capillary hemangiomas have a bright red or purplish-red appearance on the skin surface. Most hemangiomas do not spontaneously regress. They increase with the patient's age. Early treatment is recommended.