Blood bump on 3 month old's face?? Please help if you can.

ebesse25

Hi, I live on a military base in Japan, and only get military health care, so I don't know if I'm getting the best answers.  My baby girl started getting this blood spot on her chin around Nov. 5th and it has gotten pretty unsightly.  I attached a beginning and current picture.  It doesn't seem to bother her, but it just looks so bad and if it's something that really needs to get looked at by a dermatologist, I wouldn't know, bc the pediatrician just said to let it go. Please let me know if you've seen anything like this or any other advice you can give me.  Thank you!

starlingrose

Strawberry hemangioma

Another common type of birthmark that affects ten percent of babies is the strawberry hemangioma. These are soft, firm, raised red areas that can occur anywhere on the body. They may be present at birth as a small red spot or they may appear later in the first month of life. 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. Hemangiomas will usually become pale in the center and turn a more purple and then grayish color just before starting to get smaller. Unless a strawberry is in an area that can interfere with your babies normal development (for example by blocking his vision or causing difficulty breathing or hearing), no treatment is necessary. If it begins bleeding, you should apply firm pressure as you would for any other area of the skin that was bleeding. About 5% of hemangiomas become ulcerated, especially if they are in an area that is under pressure or touched a lot. Other complications, including congestive heart failure from very large lesions and Kasabach-Merritt syndrome are rare. You may consider treatment if it is not showing any improvement by the time your child is four 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. But remember that most hemangiomas do not require treatment.

<<<this was taken from this website: https://www.keepkidshealthy.com/infant/infantproblems/birthmarks.html >>>

BTW I had a pregnancy book called The Pregnancy Bible & it showed pictures of exactly what your dd has under the same name, thats how I looked it up without a picture. GL, She is beautiful try not to worry.

ebesse25

thank you SO much.  Yes, she is so beautiful (about 10lbs more than that picture there too! haha)

jday1229

I have (had) one of these. It was about the size of a dime on my right forehead. I was bald until nearly 3 years old so it really stood out. It was it's brightest in early childhood and slowly faded with time. By the time I graduated high school it was pretty much unnoticeable (colorless but still raised slightly).