Dr. Michael Tirgan, MD - New York City Cutaneous Oncology/Keloid

Skin Growth Removal / Skin Tumor Treatment; One Patient at a Time.

benign skin growths

Benign means something that by its nature is Cherry angiomas, also known as red spots, are benign vascular tumors of the skin. They are due to excess growth of microscopic blood vessels in the skin.  These angiomas can be present in any part of the skin.  They are almost always benign and may have been present for several years.  As we age, the number of red spots increases.  A similar condition is caused by dilation of the tiny blood vessels (called capillaries) in skin,  These red spots often appear to be a very thin, short red line. 

Example of red spots:

other angiomatous conditions:

my Treatment for skin angiomas:

Angiomas can be treated in different ways depending on their severity. When few in number, I use a th

The images above show the same angioma before treatment and two weeks later.  There has been significant improvement in two weeks.  Skin at the treated site will fully heal in next few weeks.

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