Many skin lesions are formed by blood vessels and are completely benign.

They are called angiomas and the most common types are:

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•    spider angiomas (broken capillaries or telangiectasia) on the face or body

(on the legs they are known as varicose or spider veins)

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•    cherry angioma, are harmless lesions made of blood vessels.

They are sometimes incorrectly referred to as ‘red mole’,

but they are not pigmented lesions or moles.

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•    venous lake is blue angioma on the lip

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•    flat angioma also known as port wine stain