Suggest Treatment For Forehead Swelling Caused By An Injury

Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2014

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Mon, 15 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : my baby fell from bed. baby did not had bleeding... there is redness in forehead which is swelled ... this has happened 3 days back... there is swelling on the forehead... the swell on the forehead is slowly moving to eyes and now to cheeks.... baby is active and does not show signs of pain..... but I am concerned about the swell... attaching the snap of the baby before he fell and 3 days after fell.... can you please suggest what should I do..?

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is no cause for concern

Detailed Answer:
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Dear Mr XXXXXXX

Injury over the forehead usually causes swelling of eyes and also cheek. It occurs due to seepage of inflammatory oedema fluid and hematoma into the loose tissue of the eyes and cheek. There is absolutely no cause for concern, it will regress over period of time.

Take Care

Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar