Hemangioma on left leg

Left leg hemangioma is a hereditary disease with a relatively high incidence in children. It is also a disease that poses a great threat to human safety, so it needs to be detected and treated early. The main methods for treating pediatric hemangiomas include: interventional embolization therapy, radiation and isotope therapy, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, topical drug therapy, etc. The following is a detailed introduction to the treatment of hemangiomas.

1. Interventional embolization therapy for the treatment of pediatric hemangioma

It is suitable for larger arterial and venous hemangiomas; its disadvantage is that it has a high recurrence rate and can easily cause necrosis of normal tissues and organs, such as ischemic necrosis of limbs and blindness due to ischemia of the eye.

2. Radiation and isotope therapy for pediatric hemangiomas

It is to use radioactive elements to produce r-rays to bombard the nuclei of tissue cells in the affected area, and then achieve the treatment goal through the tissue repair process. After treatment, the treated area is left with atrophic scars due to radiation damage and the epidermis has desquamation. The possibility of canceration cannot be ruled out when treating pediatric hemangiomas.

3. Sclerosant injection for the treatment of pediatric hemangioma

The principle is to inject the sclerosis into the tumor tissue of the pediatric hemangioma. It is contraindicated to inject into the blood vessels, which will cause aseptic inflammation. After the swelling disappears, local fibrosis reaction will occur, causing the hemangioma and blood vessel cavity to shrink or become blocked.

4. Cryotherapy for pediatric hemangioma

Low temperature is used to condense the skin in the affected area, hemangioma and the surrounding tissues, causing tissue degeneration or necrosis, thereby achieving the purpose of treatment. Currently, doctors often use liquid ammonia freezing. Cryosurgery is not suitable for pediatric hemangiomas that are larger or deeper in area, but is more suitable for treating pediatric hemangiomas that are smaller in area.

5. External medications for the treatment of pediatric hemangiomas

Commonly used drugs are imiquimod and timolol, but imiquimod is more effective than timolol, and timolol has a certain effect on the heart, so more hospitals use imiquimod. These two are old drugs with new uses. If you look at the instructions, you will find that neither is used to treat pediatric hemangiomas. It is only in recent years that it has been discovered that it also has an effect on pediatric hemangiomas. After all, it is an external-use medicine and no side effects have been found, so it is gradually being used to treat pediatric hemangiomas.