Treatment for angioma depends on its location, size and severity. Angioma in the skin does not cause serious complications and can be removed or disappear spontaneously. Cerebral angioma, on the other hand, can cause complications such as numbness in the arms or legs and, in some cases, must be removed through surgery.
Treatment for angioma on the skin
The treatment for angioma on the skin, which should be indicated by the dermatologist, can be done with:
- Laser: decreases blood flow in blood vessels and helps to remove angioma; Sclerotherapy: injection of drugs to destroy blood vessels and remove angioma; Electrocoagulation: application of electrical current through a needle that is inserted into the angioma to destroy blood vessels and remove the angioma; Cryotherapy: spraying with liquid nitrogen to help remove angioma.
These treatments can be used in all types of angioma on the skin, such as ruby angioma, which can also be called senile, or in stellar angioma, for example.
Treatment for cerebral angioma
The treatment for any type of cerebral angioma, such as venous or cavernous, must be guided by the neurologist and can be done with:
- Oral corticosteroids, such as Prednisone tablets, to decrease the size of the angioma; Neurological surgery to remove angioma from the brain or spinal cord.
Surgery is usually done when angioma is associated with other lesions in the brain 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 to remove it, but only if the angioma is large and is causing some liver problem.
To learn more about angioma, see Angioma.
