Cherry Angioma
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free skin care · Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:55 am

Does anyone here have any experience with the successful removal of cherry angioma? From the research I've done, I'm relieved to see it's nothing to worry about but over the past couple of years, I've been horrified to see several of these little nasty red moles appearing on my torso and now I've got one on my face.

It's very demoralising to have to contend with yet another age-related issue. Crying or Very sad

free skin care · Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:12 am

I recently visited my Derm's office and he suggested laser treatment even though my cherry angioma is very close to my eye - I am not interested in pursuing this route though and would appreciate any feedback regarding use of organic products.

free skin care · Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:37 pm

I doubt seriously any product will get rid of it, since it is a vascular tumor, although harmless. I had a spider angioma, very similar, except it is much flatter than the cherry kind, on the tip of my nose, of all places, not very large, but slowly growing.

One PS said Laser it off, one said surgery. I went with surgery. It did leave a very tiny place, no one else would probably notice.

He can easily protect your eye whatever he does to take it off. I would do it now and get rid of it. If you are really concerned with it, have a PS do it. Maybe get another opinion.

free skin care · Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:38 am

I had three removed yesterday from my forehead with laser. Quick, painless, not expensive. Thrilled! Smile

free skin care · Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:19 am

What type of laser did the PS use? Was this very expensive? Did you have more than one treatment?

I have some small ones on my face, plus some broken caps.

I have a bigger one on the side of my face that I cover with MMU (well sort of!)

Thanks for any advise!

free skin care · Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:36 am

Hi autumn95. I live in the UK and went to a clinic which uses Bio-MED LaseDuo. After examination, they decide if your skin concerns are better dealt with either Laser or Intense Pulsed Light Treatment.

I didn't need more than one treatment. In fact, the treatment itself only took about two minutes, including application of ice and gel afterwards. I wore safety goggles, and then the three offending marks were "zapped" with a direct ray of red light which was kind of hot. Two of the marks were fairly small and today, one day after treatment, there is virtually no sign that they were ever there. The one that was rather larger required two "zaps". It is a sort of dark brown colour today and, I'm told, will soon scab and then disappear.

The entire treatment, including consultation, patch test and a vile of healing gel to take home, cost £30 (that's about $60). If I want treament in the future (which I will, because I'm prone to these little demons - they're all over my torso), it will be £8.50/$16 per minute - and at about 3 'zaps' per minute, I consider that pretty good value.

I had seen a private doctor advertise cherry angioma removal for £200. Highway robbery! If you're in the US, your derm should be able to do it easily - but you might want to check out an esthetician's prices too for it really was a very simple procedure.

I'm so glad I did it. I started getting cherry angioma a couple of years ago, but when a few appeared on my face earlier this year I was very upset as they can't really be covered with makeup. It's good to know that there is a quick an inexpensive way to get rid of them!

free skin care · Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:13 pm

Graceless_lady:

I live in Canada so I would have different options.

Thanks for your reply.

free skin care · Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:33 pm

I'm not so sure these are only age related. I remember my grandmother having many of them, and my mother has them, and I started getting them in my twenties. I, too, really would like to get rid of the larger ones on my torso, especially on my chest, as I feel self conscious of them when wearing low tops. I really will have to followup now that I know they can be done so quickly and relatively inexpensively (at least through an esthetician). I'm sure a dermatologist would be way more.

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