ical ▁ther ap ies ▁and ▁w ound ▁care , ▁and ▁may ▁speed ▁he aling ▁and ▁dimin ish ▁pain . ▁ ▁Las er ▁ther apy ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁useful ▁for ▁early ▁super f icial ▁I H s ▁( although ▁rapidly ▁pro l ifer ating ▁les ions ▁may ▁be ▁more ▁pr one ▁to ▁ul cer ation ▁following ▁P DL ▁treatment ), ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁tel ang ie ct as ias ▁which ▁persist ▁following ▁in volution . ▁ ▁Pro gn osis ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁in volution ▁phase , ▁an ▁I H ▁finally ▁begins ▁to ▁dimin ish ▁in ▁size . ▁While ▁I H s ▁were ▁previously ▁thought ▁to ▁improve ▁by ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁each ▁year , ▁newer ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁that ▁maximal ▁improvement ▁and ▁in volution ▁is ▁typically ▁reached ▁by ▁ 3 . 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Most ▁I H s ▁resolve ▁by ▁age ▁ 1 0 , ▁but ▁in ▁some ▁patients , ▁the ▁hem ang i oma ▁does ▁not ▁completely ▁resolve . ▁Res id ual ▁red ness ▁may ▁be ▁noted ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁improved ▁with ▁las er ▁ther apy , ▁most ▁commonly ▁P DL . ▁Ab l ative ▁fraction al ▁res ur f acing ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁text ural ▁skin ▁changes . ▁Hem ang iom as , ▁especially ▁those ▁that ▁have ▁got ten ▁very ▁large ▁during ▁the ▁growth ▁phase , ▁may ▁leave ▁behind ▁stretch ed ▁skin ▁or ▁fib ro f at ty ▁t issue ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁dis fig uring ▁or ▁require ▁future ▁surg ical ▁correction . ▁Are as