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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation Around The Wound On The Forehead?

I fell 3 mo ago on concrete and busted open my forehead,had 11 stitches verticaly from brow to hairline above my left eye ; my scalp is still numb, i get tingly itchy sensations all the time on the side where the numbness is located as well as soreness in that area of my scalp. Sometimes it is so itchy and sore i can hardly stand it. What can i do to stop the irritating feelings and will the numbness go away and the little needle sparked pains that come and go. The wound on my forehead has healed fine and doesn t hurt ;but i do have a pretty good scare to live with rest of my life. I m 78yrs old ; a cat scan was done at er
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
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Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your numbness and tingling sensations around your wound followed by a suture procedure I am suggesting that the symptoms are experiencing is due to poor blood and nerve supply to the wound
I hope this helps Regards
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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation Around The Wound On The Forehead?

Hello dear Greetings Regarding your numbness and tingling sensations around your wound followed by a suture procedure I am suggesting that the symptoms are experiencing is due to poor blood and nerve supply to the wound I hope this helps Regards