At the recommendation of our pediatrician, we made the drive up Hwy 49 to Jackson to see Dr. Clay at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is a pediatric plastic surgeon and apparently an expert in strawberry hemangiomas. You may recall that Olivia has one on her face, right outside of her right eye.
Olivia was a perfect angel during the appointment, and as far as doctor's appointments go this one was a cake walk. They weighed her, measured her length, took her temperature, and took her blood pressure. They used the tiniest cuff I have ever seen and wrapped it around her right leg. She fussed a little during it. I kept telling her that it didn't hurt, it just felt weird. Still, she seemed uncomfortable but at least it was quick.
Other than those things, they didn't even touch her. The doctor let me hold her during our consultation and he just looked at her face.
He determined that the best course of action would be to wait and see if it goes away on its own. If it doesn't, at some point he can cut it out. However, he said that the longer we wait to remove it, the smaller the scar that will be left behind. So, that's our plan. We will see him twice a year until the issue is resolved. We go again on August 22 and I'm hopeful that it will have started fading away by that point.
Of note, the children's center there is named after Eli Manning, as apparently he's a big donor. It's nice to see that he's giving back in a meaningful way.
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