My 2 month old daughter has a hemangioma above her upper lip. the doctors we have consulted our saying we shouldn't intervene but it's growing fast?

See below: The majority of hemangiomas resolve without treatment. They do get bigger during the first year of life, and then start to get smaller.

Scary but true: The typical hemangioma grows faster than baby for 10-12m , stabilizes & then begins to shrink. By age 4y, most have diminished to the size they had at birth with a parchment like skin quality of the skin.Intervention can lead to infection and scaring. Patience seems to be the best treatment for most cases.

Hard to disagree: It is hard to disagree with doctors who have seen the hemangioma up close in person. It is certainly possible that at a later stage in life, maybe when she is a teenager, it may be helpful to treat this, but not at the current time. It certainly is possible that your daughter's hemangioma may go away on its own. See: http://goo.Gl/vivep.

Consider treatment: I cannot agree with the other doctors here. This is a very noticeable area of the face, and draws a lot of attention. 60-75% will go away after 5-8 years, but that is a long time to put up with a potentially disfiguring lesion. I would go to a specialist, could be ent, plastic surgery, dermatology and at least hear about possible treatments such as propranolol, laser, surgery, etc.

Ask for dermatology : Referral if you notice that it is growing fast. Given the proximity to the lips, plastic surgery can also prove a helpful consult in this location.

Propranolol: This sounds likely to be a proliferating infantile hemangioma (ih). Although the traditional teaching is watchful waiting, oral Propranolol is now known to be a safe and very effective treatment for ih. The ih will stop growing on the first day of therapy in 100% of patients, and will shrink considerably over time. Please rapidly see a pediatric dermatologist experienced in the use of propranolol.