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Is The Numbness Around The Wound On The Head Normal?

A bullet grazed my head, then immediately following a car accident where my face slammed & was imprinted into the windshield. Now instantly around the wound on my head it felt numb. At the hospital i was given 18 staples . & my head was numb for most of it . It has been two weeks the staples were taken out 3 days, & my head is still numb around the wound, which is almost completely healed. Is that normal?
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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It is absolutely normal.No need to worry.Nerve regeneration arround the wound area will take time .This may take even a year to regain complete sensations.
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Is The Numbness Around The Wound On The Head Normal?

It is absolutely normal.No need to worry.Nerve regeneration arround the wound area will take time .This may take even a year to regain complete sensations.