29 years
Thank you for your gentle reply, if we are considering a lesion ; are such things removable?
Nov 20, 2014
This could be a telangiectasias (spider veins) or a spider nevus. A doctor needs to have a look at it to distinguish which one it is. Either way, it’s nothing serious.
Telangectasioas are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes, measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in diameter. They can develop anywhere on the body but are commonly seen on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin. They are fine, dilated intracutaneous veins that are not clinically significant and usually produce no symptoms and are not worrisome if only one lesion exists. Sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice, if indicated.
Nevus araneus, also known as spider angioma or spider nevus, is a common benign vascular lesion present in 10-15% of healthy adults and young children. They may appear as a solitary or multiple lesions. The name comes from the physical appearance of this lesion, which is characterized by a central red dot, representing the body of the spider, surrounded by a radial pattern of thin-walled capillaries, resembling legs.
Nevus araneus lesions range in size from 1-10 mm in diameter.
In children, treatment usually is not necessary, and while some lesions resolve spontaneously, others may be permanent. Spider angiomas (nevi araneus) that regress do so over the course of several years.
Telangectasioas are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes, measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in diameter. They can develop anywhere on the body but are commonly seen on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin. They are fine, dilated intracutaneous veins that are not clinically significant and usually produce no symptoms and are not worrisome if only one lesion exists. Sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice, if indicated.
Nevus araneus, also known as spider angioma or spider nevus, is a common benign vascular lesion present in 10-15% of healthy adults and young children. They may appear as a solitary or multiple lesions. The name comes from the physical appearance of this lesion, which is characterized by a central red dot, representing the body of the spider, surrounded by a radial pattern of thin-walled capillaries, resembling legs.
Nevus araneus lesions range in size from 1-10 mm in diameter.
In children, treatment usually is not necessary, and while some lesions resolve spontaneously, others may be permanent. Spider angiomas (nevi araneus) that regress do so over the course of several years.
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