Points on the lips are red: the causes of the appearance and the ways of treatment

Points on the lips (red) can deliver not only aesthetic, but also physical discomfort. Therefore, in such a pathology should always refer to a doctor. An experienced specialist will determine the cause of such points and prescribe effective treatment.

basic information

Points on the lips (red) very often indicate the development of a disease such as hemangioma. It is not a metastatic, benign formation that consists of a vascular bundle. It can affect not only adults, but also small patients. By the way, most often hemangioma on the lips is an innate pathology, which manifests itself in newborn babies in the first month of life.

Description of the sore on the lip

The concha on the lip, called hemangioma, is not found in a single specimen. This formation is a few red dots, which further increase and become a darker shade. Often such sores merge into one large. In the future, it connects to the lip with a thick base or a thin stem.

One can not help saying that such points on the lips (red) often spread to the soft tissues of the tongue, as well as to the inner sides of the cheeks. In rare cases, compacted formations can be observed in the hemangioma cavity, which in modern medicine is called a specific stone.

The causes of red cones

Why there are points on the lips (red)? The reasons for the development of such sores are huge. However, experts argue that hemangioma is most often formed because of:

• Injuries of various origins;
• Abnormal intrauterine development of the fetus;
• Infectious diseases that a woman suffered during pregnancy (for example, in the first half of the second month of pregnancy, during the formation of the cardiovascular system of the baby's future);
• Presence of tumors of vessels of unknown origin;
• Infection of the mucous lips with pathogenic microorganisms.

Types of sores

The ulcer on the lip, or the so-called hemangioma, has several species depending on the localization. Let's consider their features right now:

• Cavernous (or cavernous) hemangioma. It is characterized by damage to the subcutaneous tissue, as well as adjacent tissues (soft). This formation often grows, as a result of which a vascular cavity is formed inside the affected tissues. The consistency of such a sore is spongy, and to the touch it is rather soft.
• Capillary (or simple) hemangioma. This type of benign tumor occurs in 95% of cases. It is a bundle of intertwined or interconnected capillaries. For such a hemangioma, penetrating or infiltrating cylindrical growth is characteristic, as well as a superficial arrangement. It should be specially noted that the affected lesion affects only the epidermal tissue.
• Mixed sore. This kind of hemangioma is very rare. Its feature is not only that it consists of blood vessels, but also that it has completely different types of tissues.
• Pyogenous lump on the lip. Most often, such a sore arises from injury. This is a single formation that is small in size. At the same time from the affected tissues often follows purulent-blood exudate. The most favorite places for such a sore are the inner and outer sides of the lips, as well as the tongue and the area of the inner sides of the cheeks.
• Angioleyomioma. Such an ulcer on the lip is formed not in the epidermis, but in the muscle tissues. As it grows, the patient is intertwined with the vessels and muscles of the lips.

Symptoms of the disease

Hemangioma on the lips can not go unnoticed. Such formation, especially that appeared on the inside of the lips, very often interferes with eating, talking, hygienic procedures for oral care and teeth.

Extremely dangerous situations when the already existing sore is injured. In this situation, the patient may experience heavy bleeding, which can be very difficult to stop.

Visually observed spots on the lips are recognized by the following signs:

• The color of the resulting sore can be violet-cyanotic, dark red or brown;
• When pressing a finger on the formation, it first pales, and then acquires the former color;
• Affected tissues can protrude above the skin;
• The surface of the hemangioma is usually dry and rough.

Methods of diagnosis

If you suspect that a sore that has arisen on your lip is a hemangioma, then you should immediately call a specialist. With this disease doctors appoint ultrasound. This modern research method helps to determine not only clear boundaries of education, but also the depth of its germination.

In the event that after an ultrasound examination, the doctor remains in doubt about the diagnosis, the person is assigned a radiograph of vascular beds in the place of the affected tissues.

If there is a suspicion of a degeneration from a benign hemangioma into a malignant organism, the patient is examined comprehensively. In this case, the patient gives a number of appropriate tests to determine the extent of the spread of the tumor process.

Methods of treatment

If there is a point on the lip called hemangioma, then the surgical excision is the radical and the most reliable way to eliminate it. This method should be chosen only by the attending physician, taking into account the research data, the type of tumor, its size and the degree of occurrence.

Laser removal of the sore in question on the lip is carried out only in cases where the formation is small and capillary.

Cryotherapy is used if the tumor is a small or medium cone, and is also located in the location of the facial nerves. By the way, in such cases the surgical excision technique is prohibited. This is due to the fact that during the operation, the nerve can be easily traumatized with a scalpel.

Cryodestruction is, perhaps, the most gentle procedure. If you use it, you can not damage the facial nerve.

If the formation is large enough, and there is a noticeable pulsation in its tissues, it means that a blood vessel passes through it. It is simply unacceptable to delete such a bump. First, a special treatment should be carried out, which contributes to the "devastation" of the vasculature. As such therapy, doctors often use hormonal or radiation effects. Only then can the tumor be removed.