How to treat hemangioma on children's lips?

When a child is born, the family will definitely feel extremely happy. However, if the child suffers from a certain congenital disease, it will affect the good mood of the entire family. Children may also suffer from some diseases during their growth process, and the harm caused by these diseases is different, ranging from mild to severe. As for hemangioma, this is a very common disease. How to treat lip hemangioma in children?

Hemangioma is a congenital benign tumor or vascular malformation, which is more common in infants at birth or shortly after birth. It originates from residual embryonic angioblasts. Hemangiomas occurring in the oral and maxillofacial regions account for 60% of hemangiomas in the body. Most of them occur in the facial skin, subcutaneous tissue and oral mucosa, such as the tongue, lips, floor of mouth and other tissues. A few occur in the jawbone or deep tissues.

Hemangiomas can generally be divided into capillary hemangiomas, cavernous hemangiomas and racemose hemangiomas according to their clinical manifestations and histological characteristics, among which capillary hemangiomas and cavernous hemangiomas are more common.

Hemangioma is a common benign tumor that can grow anywhere in the body, but most of them grow on the skin and subcutaneous tissue, so they are easier to detect. This tumor can be mild or severe, large or small. Mild cases are only the size of a pinhead (such as capillaries), while severe cases can invade almost the entire face or hands. Hemangioma is a type of vascular tumor. The blood vessels develop from the mesoderm. Vascular endothelial cell strips or cell islands appear in the early embryonic development and gradually develop into capillary lumens. These capillary lumens connect to each other to form various blood vessels, such as blood vessels. If the embryonic development is abnormal, these primitive cells will be scattered and remain in abnormal parts, and continue to develop into hemangiomas.

Cutaneous hemangioma can be diagnosed by naked eye observation, but the diagnosis of subcutaneous hemangioma is more difficult and sometimes requires the use of imaging examinations (such as angiography, CT, etc.) to determine its nature and extent. Correct diagnosis is very important for choosing the timing and method of treatment.

Parents should closely observe the growth of infantile hemangiomas, provide good home care, and grasp the best time for treatment. Hemangiomas should be treated early. The earlier the treatment, the better the efficacy and prognosis. There is a risk of heavy bleeding after damage, so parents should pay close attention. Hemangiomas need to be distinguished from hemorrhagic nodules. The former has a typical appearance and disappears or becomes lighter in color when pressed with fingers. If necessary, aspiration can be used to draw fresh blood from hemangiomas, while the blood drawn from hemorrhagic nodules is old blood, which may be mixed with other components.

Nowadays, the best way to treat hemangioma is laser treatment, but children are too young, so this method is not suitable. After all, there are still certain risks. Therefore, it is recommended that parents observe patiently for a period of time to see if the hemangioma will disappear on its own. If it has not disappeared by the age of two, it is better to go to the hospital for treatment.