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Reischle, S; Schuller-Petrovic, S.
Treatment of capillary hemangiomas of early childhood with a new method of cryosurgery.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000; 42(5 Pt 1):809-813
Doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.103985
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- Abstract:
- BACKGROUND: Capillary hemangiomas in young children are difficult to treat. They are a recognized proliferation of benign vascular cells and may be disfiguring because of their predilection for the head and neck. OBJECTIVE: In contrast to an earlier "wait and see" approach to treating capillary hemangiomas in young children, we sought to determine whether these vascular lesions would respond to a new method of cryosurgery. METHODS: In this trial 19 young patients with 24 hemangiomas were treated with contact cryosurgery at a constant applicator tip temperature of only -32 degrees C. RESULTS: Our study demonstrates that this method, used early in the treatment of capillary hemangiomas, in particular capillary and mixed capillary-cavernous hemangiomas, will yield excellent to good response in terms of complete remission and regression without leaving side effects such as scarring or hypopigmentation. CONCLUSION: Results of our study suggest that capillary hemangioma has an excellent response to even mild cryosurgery.
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