The Lifestyle Lift Foundation is a non-profit organization designated to help children who were born with birth defects, in particular Hemangioma.

Hemangioma is a benign tumor, usually in the shape of a ball, but sometimes a flatter mat, formed by a collection of excess blood vessels in an area. Because blood vessel cells are usually transparent in thin smooth muscle cells, hemangiomas are usually the color of the blood that runs through them. If the blood has a lot of oxygen, or is more arterial, the color is usually bright red. If the color is dark, the blood is usually low in oxygen, venous or possibly stagnated.

Surgical excision of proliferating hemangiomas is quite hazardous because of the risk of hemorrhage and damage to vital structures associated with them (ie, head, neck); therefore, only specially trained surgeons should perform this procedure.

Certain benefits to early excision include saving a life or vision and decreasing the negative psychosocial effects associated with a cosmetically disfiguring lesion during early childhood. Other benefits of early excision include the use of naturally expanded skin to aid in primary closure and the ability to employ a relatively avascular tissue plane surrounding actively growing hemangiomas. New advancements in surgical instruments that cauterize while cutting lessen the risk of hemorrhage.

This organization is devoted to help these children. The children we have helped and will help can either not afford the treatments or do not have access to treatment in their communities. Many of the referrals are self made by parents seeking help for their children.

Our belief is that a healthy child is also a happy child!

 

  
     
 
 

 

 

 
   
 

 

 
 

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