Treatment for angioma depends on its location, size and severity. Angioma in the skin does not cause severe complications and can be removed or disappear spontaneously. However, cerebral angioma can cause complications such as numbness in the arms or legs, and in some cases, be removed through surgery.
Treatment for angioma in the skin
The treatment for angioma in the skin, which must be indicated by the dermatologist, can be done with:
- Laser: slows blood flow in blood vessels and helps remove angioma;
- Sclerotherapy: Injection of drugs to destroy blood vessels and remove angioma;
- Electrocoagulation: application of electric current through a needle that is introduced into the angioma to destroy the blood vessels and remove the angioma;
- Cryotherapy: application of liquid nitrogen spray that helps to remove the angioma.
These treatments can be used in all types of angioma in the skin, such as rubi angioma, which can also be called senile, or in stellar angioma, for example.
Treatment for cerebral angioma
Treatment for any type of cerebral angioma, such as venous or cavernous, should be guided by the neurologist and may be done with:
- Oral corticosteroids, such as Prednisone tablets, to decrease angioma size;
- Neurological surgery to remove angioma from the brain or spinal cord.
Surgery is usually done when angioma is associated with other brain injuries or when the patient has symptoms such as seizures, headaches, balance or memory problems, for example.
Angioma can also appear in other organs, such as the liver, and treatment for this type of angioma can be done with surgery for removal, but only if the angioma is large and causing a liver problem.
To learn more about angioma, see Angioma.
