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My niece has a mixed hemangioma however it’s on her back so it doesn’t interfere with anything. I went to her dermatologist appt and they scanned it with a Doppler to see if it has active blood flow and they also said they could use timolol eye drop topically on it to reduce the red strawberry part - they said it wouldn’t do anything for the deep part. I hope you get good news!

My sister had a hemangioma in her throat as an infant that obstructed her breathing. I don't believe it was visible externally. She was around 3 months old when it became a problem, and it required a minor surgery to remove the obstruction, then daily steroids (this was about 34 years ago, so treatments may differ today), to prevent further growth. The hemangioma resolved (shrunk) by the time she was 1 and has never been a problem since.

I am up on all this because my DD now has a hemangioma on her labia of all places, so I've talked a lot with my mom about our family history. In DD's case, it swelled up and became very prominent around 2 or 3 months of age. Right after her first birthday, the delicate skin got irritated and would bleed periodically. It resolved once I started protecting the skin with a thick layer of vaseline, and now, at 16 months, the hamgioma is starting to look smaller and less prominent. I was told that if she exhibited any more issues, they'd do an ultrasound or dopplar scan to investigate the internal aspect and possibly prescribe beta blockers to prevent it from growing. I was also told that they often go away entirely during the first two years.

DD2 has one over her right eyebrow. For now her pediatrician is keeping an eye on it. It is grows she'll refer us to a dermatologist because it could obstruct her vision. My boss's son had one in the same spot and it did grow so much that he had surgery.

My daughter has one right near her little butt hole. I noticed it shortly after her birth. The doctor said it would get bigger and then go away. It did start to get bigger. When she was a few months old, it bled a little bit one time. She's now 14 months old and I don't notice it getting any bitter. Its like the size of a finger tip and looks like a smashed raspberry. Her doctor has zero concerns about it. I'm just hoping it goes away.

@Boopers: Yes, we are treating it. At 9 months now I can barely see it, where it was once roughly the size of her bicep.

@Boopers: Somewhere between 1 and 2 weeks old. It started off as a cluster of tiny red dots, and then the dots got more red and grew together and now it's a heart shaped slightly raised red spot about 1/2 an inch in diameter at almost 5 weeks. It doesn't really seem to be getting bigger over all, just more red.

my son has two of them that we noticed when he was a few months old (he's almost 5 now). he has one on his back between his shoulder blades. they weren't worried about it and sometimes just check it to make sure it's not growing. he also had one on his nose - like on the bridge but slightly to the right. they were a little worried about it because they said it could be just the "tip of the iceberg" and could be growing inside the nose causing a breathing blockage. they checked it frequently, but it eventually stopped growing and now it's barely visible and no one ever talks about it anymore.