What treatment options are available for vascular birthmarks?
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What treatment options are available for vascular birthmarks?
Answer:
Vascular birthmarks come in 2 forms—portwine stains and hemangiomas. Portwine stains are red, flat, and present at birth and may respond dramatically to treatment with the pulsed dye laser. Best results are seen when portwine stains are treated during the 1st year of life. Hemangiomas are usually not seen at birth, but develop soon thereafter. Although hemangiomas start flat, they usually get thick and bumpy soon after birth. Although many hemangiomas improve in appearance over the 1st ten years of life, increasing evidence suggests that early treatment with the pulsed dye laser may lead to better cosmetic improvement