infant strawberry birthmarks

Another common type of birthmark that affects ten percent of babies is the strawberry hemangioma . They usually grow rapidly during the first six to twelve months, remain unchanged until your child is about eighteen months old and then slowly become smaller and fade by the time your child is five to ten years old. Fifty percent of hemangiomas will fade by the time your child is five years old and seventy-five percent will fade by the time he is seven years old. Treatments for hemangiomas include the use of high doses of steroids (either orally or injected into the lesion) to stop their growth (keep in mind that steroids only keep them from growing, they don't make the hemangioma any smaller), interferon alpha, laser therapy and surgical removal. infant strawberry birthmarks infant strawberry birthmarks