article_snippet.sent: we went for a six-week check up. '
article_snippet.sent: she said doctors in Britain used a range of topical medications and pills - including propranolol - to try and reduce the swelling, but to no avail.
article_snippet.sent: The standard treatment for the condition is propranolol, to which most haemangiomas respond well. '
article_snippet.sent: In the event they do not, patients would be referred to a dermatologist.
article_snippet.sent: Any patient accepted for treatment is managed in accordance with national waiting-time standards, which aim to treat 90 per cent of patients within 18 weeks. '