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What Causes Indentation In The Middle Of Forehead?

Hello. I am 22 years old and yesterday a small indentation appeared in the middle of my forehead. It is about the size of a dime and a centimeter deep. No redness or bruising but came with a slight headache. It is visible and when I run my fingers over it it seems like my skull has an indentation. No trauma, I have not hit my head recently. What could this be from?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hi,

I understand your concerns.

In such cases, when small indentation are appearing from nowhere in the middle of forehead associated with slight headache, I always send my patients for further examinations.

We want to determine whether this indentation is coming from the;
- bones of skull?
- or related to any internal (brain) problems appearing with swollen skull

At this point, I advise to run further investigative tests including:
- physical examination by a neurologist
- X-ray of the skull

For the moment, I advise to take OTC pain-killers for headache and possibly related inflammation.

All the best!
Dr.Albana
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What Causes Indentation In The Middle Of Forehead?

Hi, I understand your concerns. In such cases, when small indentation are appearing from nowhere in the middle of forehead associated with slight headache, I always send my patients for further examinations. We want to determine whether this indentation is coming from the; - bones of skull? - or related to any internal (brain) problems appearing with swollen skull At this point, I advise to run further investigative tests including: - physical examination by a neurologist - X-ray of the skull For the moment, I advise to take OTC pain-killers for headache and possibly related inflammation. All the best! Dr.Albana