Outcome of Interventions in Management of Infantile Haemangiomas

Authors

Ahmed Yehia Zakariea El-Ellawy, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shebin El-Koum Teaching Hospital, Menoufia, EgyptFollow
Mohamed Ahmed Megahed, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
Tamer Fakhry Abdel Aziz, Department of Pediatric and General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
Medhat Samy Ali, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the best time and type of intervention for infantile haemangiomas and to assess the cosmetic and psychological outcomes. Background: Hemangiomas are the most common tumors in infancy and childhood, accounting for 7% of benign soft tissue tumors. Although the indications for surgical intervention in patients with infantile haemangioma during the proliferation and early involution are controversial, it is considered in certain cases. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients (3 boys and 27 girls) were surgically treated from 2020 to 2022. Results were evaluated by scarring and resolution of the functional problem. Results: The mean age at surgery was 2.79±4.306 years. Sizes of lesions ranged

Subject Area

Plastic Surgery

Article Type

Original Study

Recommended Citation

El-Ellawy, Ahmed Yehia Zakariea; Megahed, Mohamed Ahmed; Aziz, Tamer Fakhry Abdel; and Ali, Medhat Samy (2025) "Outcome of Interventions in Management of Infantile Haemangiomas," Menoufia Medical Journal: Vol. 38: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59204/2314-6788.3350

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