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How To Heal The Bump On My Head Caused By Falling?

I fell and hit my head..temple 7 days ago. I had a very large bump on my head..left forehead. During the past week my black eyes have have moved down to my chin. I had a CT scan the day of the injury of my brain and face. All was good. I have no other symptoms. I am a little concerned about the bump on my forehead. It is large and soft to the touch. It is slightly numb and painful at the same time. I do not have headaches or visual problems or anything esle that concerns me. Is there anything I can do to speed up the healing of the bump/ bruise? Thanks for your help Carol
Tue, 5 Jan 2016
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. It is good that you have almost recovered from your injury. The swelling over forehead could be

: Post traumatic inflammatory edema - It is due to inflammation or reaction post head injury. It is a normal process which occurs to heal injury. Usually it subsides in 10-14 days. The swelling is firm, painful, tender to touch, red than dark and finally skin coloured.

For relief, you can take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription. You can apply icepacks to relieve swelling. Keep your head at higher level than chest.

: Hematoma - It is collection of blood in scalp layers after injury. It is soft to firm, painful, tender to touch, rest features are similar to inflammatory edema.

It usually resolves in few weeks, but sometimes it may persist. In such cases, surgical evacuation is needed. For this, you have to consult doctor. After evaluation, plan will be decided. You can also follow treatment as prescribed for inflammatory edema for small swelling.

You can correlate your features and decide accordingly. Hope it will help you.

Thanks. Take care.
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How To Heal The Bump On My Head Caused By Falling?

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. It is good that you have almost recovered from your injury. The swelling over forehead could be : Post traumatic inflammatory edema - It is due to inflammation or reaction post head injury. It is a normal process which occurs to heal injury. Usually it subsides in 10-14 days. The swelling is firm, painful, tender to touch, red than dark and finally skin coloured. For relief, you can take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription. You can apply icepacks to relieve swelling. Keep your head at higher level than chest. : Hematoma - It is collection of blood in scalp layers after injury. It is soft to firm, painful, tender to touch, rest features are similar to inflammatory edema. It usually resolves in few weeks, but sometimes it may persist. In such cases, surgical evacuation is needed. For this, you have to consult doctor. After evaluation, plan will be decided. You can also follow treatment as prescribed for inflammatory edema for small swelling. You can correlate your features and decide accordingly. Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.