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Can pulse dye laser treatment be used for a hemangioma on the lip if the lips are red?

selenalopez1229Jan 7, 2015
I have a small hemangioma on the bottom of my lip. It's about pea size. Maybe a little smaller and I wanted to get pulse dye laser treatment done. However im afraid that it will cause discoloration of that spot on my lip.

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