Two cases of hemangioma of the upper lip in infants--treatment using the Nd: YAG laser.

Abstract

We report here two cases of treatment of upper lip hemangioma in infants, in which the Nd:YAG laser had a significant therapeutic effect. Case 1 was a 3-month-old male with swelling of the upper lip as the chief complaint. After galvano-caustic was performed under general anesthesia, sclerosing agent injection therapy (6 times, total 4.5 ml) was continued for 2 months. But the tumor was still growing about 2 years later, so resection was performed with Nd:YAG laser under general anesthesia. Case 2 was a 1-month-old male, also with swelling of the upper lip as the chief complaint. Resection was performed with Nd:YAG laser under general anesthesia. But the tumor was still growing about 4 months later, so it was repeated. The patients made satisfactory prognosis. Histologically, the final diagnoses of two cases were capillary hemangioma.