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A wwyd...advice please

pandabearloverpandabearlover
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Carly has a hemangioma just below her eye.  It's been there since birth and has gotten bigger and now seems to be shrinking.  In the past couple of days, I have noticed a darker scab on part of it so I took her to the pedi this am.  He said he didn't think it was infected and that part of it was dying.  Supposedly, these things shrink and disappear by the time the kid is 10.  

He did give me the name of 2 dermatologists.  One is a pedi derm and the other has all the latest lasers, treatment options, etc.  My friend knows a doc that is prescribing beta blockers to shrink them with success (he's a pedi ent, though and in Idaho).

I just feel really torn about what to do...should I take her to both derms and see what they say?  I am just so afraid to do some kind of treatment that leaves her face scarred.  But I'm afraid if we don't do anything and hope it shrinks, it won't and we will be told we are past the point of shrinking it.

I don't want to screw up my sweet girl's face! 

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Re: A wwyd...advice please

  • kianewkianew
    I would probably take her to the dermatologists and just see what they have to say, about scarring, etc., and then you can make your decision. 
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  • epphdepphd member

    Yup - see both docs and let them know you are just trying to understand options.  You don't have to make any decisions right now until you know what each has to say.  Heck, throw in a third too :)  With luck, they'll all recommend a similar course of action and you can feel comfortable in making the best decision. GL!

     

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  • armywife76armywife76 member
    imagekianew:
    I would probably take her to the dermatologists and just see what they have to say, about scarring, etc., and then you can make your decision. 
    This. Good luck and ((hugs)) making your decision.
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  • qtpa2tqtpa2t member
    Hemangiomas are troublesome when they are so visible like on a kid's face. My little girl had one on the top of her head.  She's now 17 mos. old, and it is nearly gone.  My pedi basically said that they grow and then they shrink and disappear, and unless they are causing issues (i.e., breathing, etc.), they don't recommend doing anything to them.  That's exactly what has happened to the one on our little girl.  A consult with a dermatologist won't hurt, if you are concerned, but as I understand it, they are typically harmless.  
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  • Smudges*MomSmudges*Mom member
    I would see both derms. I would see the doc with the fancy gadgets first, then take her to the peds derm. Good luck!
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  • leslie&brianleslie&brian member
    I would take her to see both dermatologist, and see if they recommend a similar course of action.
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  • pandabearloverpandabearlover
    Thanks ladies, we are seeing the pediatric dermatologist in August.  You have to wait a looong time to get into a derm as a new patient!
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  • MouseygailMouseygail member
    imagepandabearlover:
    Thanks ladies, we are seeing the pediatric dermatologist in August.  You have to wait a looong time to get into a derm as a new patient!
      good!!  And I hope it shrinks a lot more before then! :)
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