What are capillary hemangiomas on the fingers?

Capillaries are an indispensable part of our human body, and capillary hemangiomas on the fingers are a relatively common disease. There are many reasons for capillary hemangiomas on the fingers. Usually, it is caused by abnormalities in the body's capillary blood, which greatly affects the appearance and will also have a certain impact on health. It can be treated with drug laser therapy.

What are capillary hemangiomas on fingers?

This type of hemangioma is often seen on the skin, with the largest number on the occipital region, head, face, limbs, and back, and many grow on the lips and tongue. Ocular capillary hemangiomas occur most often within three months after birth and grow more rapidly in the following three months.

Capillary hemangiomas vary in size, with large ones occupying large areas of the face or limbs and small ones being only a few millimeters and slightly above the skin.

Capillary hemangiomas are usually present when the child is born, grow rapidly within six months, and gradually stop growing when the child is one or two years old.

It affects the appearance and there is a risk of heavy bleeding if it is damaged, so parents should pay close attention. If the hemangioma is small, grows slowly, and is not in an exposed area, it may resolve on its own after it stops growing.

If the hemangioma grows rapidly and seriously affects the appearance, it should be treated immediately. Treatment methods such as drug-light therapy and the new generation of photodynamic therapy can be used.

Capillary hemangioma

1. It is common in infants and more common in females than in males. Red spots or small red spots can be found on the skin at birth, which gradually grow larger, deepen in redness and become raised. It often grows faster than the baby.

2. They mostly occur on the facial skin and are bright red or purple in color. They are level with the skin surface, have clear boundaries, and are irregular in shape and vary in size. When the hemangioma is pressed with fingers, the surface color fades. After the pressure is released, the blood immediately fills the tumor and it returns to its original size and color. Port-wine stain hemangioma and bayberry hemangioma (protruding from the skin, uneven) can be seen.

3. It often occurs on the facial and oral mucosa.

4. Those that are not higher than the skin are bright red or purple-red, with clear boundaries and irregular shapes, like wine spots; those that are higher than the skin have an uneven surface, like bayberry.

5. When the tumor is compressed, blood flows out of the tumor and the surface color fades. After the pressure is released, the blood immediately fills the tumor and restores its original size and color.

Capillary hemangiomas can usually present as follows:

1. Port-wine stain: Port-wine stain accounts for a considerable proportion of capillary hemangioma. It can also be called port-wine stain. Its color is light red or dark red and does not protrude above the surrounding skin surface. As the patient ages, the scope of the lesion will gradually expand and the color will continue to deepen. It usually does not disappear on its own. Most of the cases occur in obvious parts of the patient's face, neck, and head, followed by the trunk and limbs. It can also occur in any part of the body, but is more common in the face and neck, accounting for 75%-80%, and is more common on one side and on the right side. When port wine stain affects both the optic nerve and the maxillary nerve, there is a 15% chance of developing refractory glaucoma. Therefore, it is best for patients to be treated as early as possible.

2. Neonatal nevus: It can also be called orange spot, which is commonly seen on the patient's forehead, upper eyelid, between the eyebrows, around the nose or around the neck and jaw. It is orange-red or light red, does not protrude from the surface of the skin, fades when pressed lightly, and increases slightly as the child grows, but the color does not deepen.

3. Spider nevus: Spider nevus is not common. It is as small as a pinhole and is often seen on the face, arms, hands, and trunk.