Posted by Carmela on May 03, 1999 at 07:00:31:
In Reply to: Hemangiomas posted by Leslie (mother of Hailey Hannah-25 wkers) on May 02, 1999 at 17:00:43:
Hi Leslie
My son Alon (31w) had a strawberry hemangioma on his scalp.
It started out as a red spot, then was raised and got a
bit bigger than a large pea. It took about 3-4 years to
shrink and fade and now I can't find it anymore, but he
has a lot of hair so some discoloration may still be there.
I was told to do nothing about it, but if it is in a
place where it might rupture it can be surgicaly removed.
And children with many hemangiomas should be seen
periodicaly by a dermatologist.
Carmela