A sacral dimple is a small, usually shallow indentation in the small of the back, just above or within the crease of the buttocks. Sacral dimples are harmless and do not need any treatment. About 3 to ...

Sacral dimples are small clefts at the base of the spine. They are a congenital condition, meaning most people are born with them. In rare cases, people may experience symptoms later in life. In this ...

Case report describing sacral kyphoplasty in a patient with sacral hemangioma; the first account of this procedure in a sacral hemangioma. Kyphoplasty and sacroplasty are new, minimally invasive ...

Both of these types of dimples appear at birth, but that’s where their similarities end. A sacral dimple (sacrococcygeal or coccygeal dimple) is an indentation just above the groove between your ...

Back dimples, or dimples of Venus, can be a genetic trait. A single sacral dimple can occur with some medical conditions affecting the spinal cord. Share on Pinterest Back dimples are indentations on ...

An internal hemangioma is a type of noncancerous tumor that forms from the abnormal growth of excess blood vessels. Hemangiomas usually occur on the skin of infants, presenting as a red mark. However, ...

The first child had a nasal capillary hemangioma. Despite corticosteroid treatment, the lesion was stabilized but obstructive hypertrophic myocardiopathy developed, so the patient was treated with ...

Parents have been asking me a whole lot of questions about the tiny hole they sometimes find over the lower back of their babies. Let me see if I can make things simple about these things we call ...