The Use of the Fotek Device in the Treatment of Maxillofacial Hemangiomas in Children

The most common benign neoplasms in children are hemangiomas of the external integuments. They are innate in nature and are characterized by their histochemical properties, metabolic processes, and structure as benign, but in the first stages of their development they grow rapidly and aggressively grow into tissues, destroying them. Objectively, during 2-3 weeks of passive observation, some forms may increase 4-5 times. Vascular tumors can become infected, cause bleeding and ulceration, which in some cases causes thrombophlebitis, embolism, as well as infection and sepsis. There are reports of hemangioma malignancy in the literature. The widespread prevalence of hemangiomas in children, their delayed detection and, as a result, errors in choosing treatment tactics, force the authors to emphasize the importance of early and accurate diagnosis of vascular neoplasms, and their assessment by medical professionals is insufficiently serious. The article presents the experience of treatment of benign vascular neoplasms – hemangiomas in children using radio wave surgery The radio wave surgical device FOTEK provides atraumatic incision and coagulation of soft tissues. The authors studied the effectiveness of radiosurgical treatment and evaluated the clinical and cosmetic results of treatment of patients with hemangiomas.