Dr Phil Kieran: My six-month-old has a strawberry mark on his face

Strawberry marks usually form on the face, and if they aren’t bothering the child you can just keep an eye on it.

Strawberry marks, or haemangiomas as they are called in medical speak, are small blood vessel collections on the skin. Picture: iStock

My son has a red mark beside his eye, which the doctors have told me is a strawberry mark. They say it won’t cause problems, but it seems to be getting bigger now that he is six months old. What can I do to help the mark to go away?

Strawberry marks, or haemangiomas as they are called in medical speak, are small blood vessel collections on the skin.