Is hemangioma hereditary?

Children's hemangiomas are usually discovered when they are just born, which will make parents think that the disease is a hereditary disease. The heritability of this disease is relatively low, but it does not rule out that several times the number of people in the family have this disease, so this disease is somewhat hereditary. Your daily living environment will have an impact on hemangiomas, so you must pay more attention during pregnancy. This article introduces the relevant content about hemangioma, let’s take a look.

Since most infantile hemangiomas exist at birth, many parents believe that hemangiomas will be passed on to the next generation. In fact, generally speaking, hemangioma symptoms are not hereditary, but there are very few isolated cases. So far, familial hemangioma genetic diseases are relatively rare. However, it is better for patients with hemangioma to stabilize their condition and receive better treatment before getting pregnant, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of hemangioma.

How much do you know about the inheritance of hemangioma?

1. Is hemangioma hereditary?

In clinical work, we do encounter cases where several generations of a family have hemangiomas. Hemangioma is obviously different from so-called hereditary diseases. If there are many patients in a family, it is often because the family members have the same or similar living habits, and even have similar ways of dealing with people. The chance of parents' hemangioma being passed down to their children is quite small, so prevention is key. Everyone can start by improving their diet, living habits, and mental state.

2. How to understand the situation where hemangioma is caused by heredity?

Clinical observation shows that only a few cases are related to genetics, but this does not affect the treatment of the disease. From a genetic point of view, heredity is only one factor in the occurrence of hemangioma. In addition, environmental factors (including lifestyle, work, learning environment, eating habits, mental state, air, water sources, etc.) also play an important role. Generally, the disease will only occur when both genetic and environmental factors are present.

3. What can expectant fathers and mothers do to reduce the incidence of genetic diseases?

If the disease is in the spreading stage, it is not recommended to have children, as the chance of inheritance is higher at this time. Therefore, controlling the disease to a stable level and preventing it from spreading, or preparing for pregnancy after it is cured, can reduce the chance of inheritance.

4. I am worried that hemangioma may be passed on to my children. How can I avoid it?

Parents who are worried that their children may inherit hemangioma should pay attention to their children's eating habits, life, and study from an early age, combine work and rest, avoid sun exposure, reduce their psychological burden, and lower the incidence of hemangioma.

5. Genetic factors are not significant, but the harm is huge

Hemangiomas often occur on the surface of the skin, and are more common on the head and face. It will have an impact on the patient's physical and mental development. Moreover, the skin at the lesion site of hemangioma is relatively thin and can easily break and bleed due to scratching, collision, friction, etc. If the tumor continues to invade and compress the surrounding tissues, it will affect the normal functions of the surrounding organs.

Nowadays, people are very scared when they hear the word "tumor". They hear that tumors are related to genes. Some patients with hemangioma are afraid that they will pass it on to their children, and they are worried all day long. Is hemangioma hereditary? I believe you already understand.