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How Is A Dent On The Cheek Fixed?

Hi, I recently fell and hit the side of my face on the granite wortop. Since the black eye and swelling have subsided, I have a dent in my cheekbone and the skin in this area is tight/fixed. Is it permanent, and what can be done? I have been massaging the area with arnica cream.
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Hello,

What I understand by history is you have had a fall. Did you meet up with a physician? because the darkening of eye and skin can be due to major trauma sometimes to the brain and shouldn't be ignored.

Now coming to the cheekbone dent. you need to get it examined or may be an x-ray must be of help as the dent must have occurred in the underlying bone. Is it a fracture or something else.

Massaging daily should help if the diagnosis is made based on physical examination and x-ray.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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How Is A Dent On The Cheek Fixed?

Hello, What I understand by history is you have had a fall. Did you meet up with a physician? because the darkening of eye and skin can be due to major trauma sometimes to the brain and shouldn t be ignored. Now coming to the cheekbone dent. you need to get it examined or may be an x-ray must be of help as the dent must have occurred in the underlying bone. Is it a fracture or something else. Massaging daily should help if the diagnosis is made based on physical examination and x-ray. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist