title: Surgical excision of Infantile Haemangiomas: a technical refinement to prevent bleeding complications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study is to improve operative speed and precision of haemangiomas excision.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  haemangioma is a common affection of the 8% of the population during the neonatal period. In complicated cases and involution sequelae surgical treatment is the first choice. The Authors propose a surgical refinement to prevent intraoperative bleeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  several suture stitches were placed around the hemangioma. The edges of the lesion became more defined, thus allowing accurate excision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Haemangiomas are characterized by rich blood supply. Surgery is often hindered by massive bleeding and Temporary placement of full-thickness sutures, surrounding the hemangioma, allowed a noticeable improvement in hemostasis precision and greater definition of the margins of the hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Milanese, Milano. francescobrsb@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchesi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gazzola
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaienti
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome