Facial Veins

Laser vein treatment requires assessment and correct diagnosis before performing the vascular treatment.

Management Strategies for Infantile Hemangiomas


Hemangiomas are benign tumors in which growth of capillary blood vessels occurs through angiogenesis.2 They rarely occur in utero, but instead appear as bluish or red marks within the first 2 weeks of infancy. Following this initial stage, they show rapid growth lasting for up to 12 months, the proliferation phase. In the next phase, the involuting phase, they slowly regress until an average of 5 to 7 years, after which hemangiomas remain unchanged.3 Traditional management of hemangiomas therefore, has been to wait until involution occurs spontaneously. However, complications such as bleeding, infection, ulceration, obstruction of orifices or psychosocial distress may be cues for intervention.


Source: Skin and Aging

VOLUME: 17 PUBLICATION DATE: Jan 09 2009

Issue Number: 
1 Jan 09
author: Maya Barsky, BS, and Robert Buka, MD, JD