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Will A Small Bump On My Forehead Settle On Its Own?

Hi, can you help me out? i just had a basketball game tonight and i clashed heads with another girl on the opposite team..i have like a golf ball size bump on my head right above my temple. it's still sensative but im just wondering if it's like going to be okay
Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Hi, greetings from HCM.Since you have clashed head with another person you have developed a large heamatoma above your temple.It will be very painful.you need to apply ice packs over the swelling to prevent it from increasing in size.You have to consult a neurosurgeon and get a cat scan of your head to look for head injury.
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Will A Small Bump On My Forehead Settle On Its Own?

Hi, greetings from HCM.Since you have clashed head with another person you have developed a large heamatoma above your temple.It will be very painful.you need to apply ice packs over the swelling to prevent it from increasing in size.You have to consult a neurosurgeon and get a cat scan of your head to look for head injury.