DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter developed numerous hemangiomas, most of them on her face and stomach, when she was a few months old. She’s now 6 years old and they have not gone away. She is self ...

If left untreated, hemangiomas of the face and neck are of greatest concern, because they can alter the surrounding soft tissues and structures in ways that will not go away on their own.

Hemangiomas most commonly occur on the head, face and neck, although they can occur anywhere on the body. They are particularly likely to occur on the lip, eyelid or cheek.

Most hemangiomas are seen on the surface of the skin. Some hemangiomas are deeper, forming below the surface of the skin. Others are a combination of superficial and deep.

A 4-year-old girl in the U.K. with a hemangioma on her face hopes to soon have the growth removed as it has made her a target for teasing and bullying, her mom says. Speaking to South West News ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter developed numerous hemangiomas, most of them on her face and stomach, when she was a few months old. She’s now 6 years old and they have not gone away. She is self ...

Through a Facebook group for parents of children with hemangiomas, the McKnights met Dr. Gregory Levitin, director of vascular birthmarks and malformations at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of ...

"Her entire face is my sweet Charlie, and it doesn't matter what it looks like," Katie wrote on her blog, Twelve and Six. "Hold the pity. She's a healthy baby girl and we are blessed.

Jenny McGillis holds her daughter Sloan, a 7-month-old who was born with a hemangioma, on Sunday. The mass is a vascular tumor. McGillis sought the care of a doctor in New York City who ...

A hemangioma is a benign growth made up of an abnormally dense collection of blood vessels. Often referred to as a birthmark, these tumors usually develop on the face, neck, scalp or back shortly ...