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Does The BB Shot In The Forehead Has Any Effect On The Long Run?
hi, i got shot with a bb gun last year to my head, it make me feel stress to know its in there. I went to a free clinic and the doctor said that they won t take it out, it going to come out on it own. This BB in my head is bothering me. My question is will this bb affect me in the long run? i dont think its going to come out on its own? Ireally need a good advice. thanks
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Hello and thanks for your consultation. Many people retain BBs and even bullets in their body and suffer no long term damage. The body is good at walling off such foreign objects and isolating them from other tissues. A sort of scar will form around it and it should not cause any long term problems. Good health to you.
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