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Suggest Treatment For Prominent Temporal Artery On Forehead
Question: I have a bulging temporal artery (frontal branch) on the right side of my forehead which is always visible but becomes very enlarged when I am hot,stressed,etc.I have been tested and cleared of hyper dynamic circulation factors including anemia,hypertension,hyperthyroidism and cardiac illness.I am a physically fit 39 year old male (5'11 and 80kg),a non smoker,non drinker and would like to know why this artery does this.
Brief Answer:
Temporal artery Prominence /Rt Side.?Superficial Temporal Arteritis(STA)
Detailed Answer:
Provisional Diagnosis-Temporal artery Prominence /Rt Side.?Superficial Temporal Arteritis(STA)
Hi,Dear Thanks for the query to HCM virtual Clinic.
I studied through your query in full details put forth by you.
It seems that your test reports are normal for all practical purposes.
You are quite young and fit also as submitted by you.
Provide more information-
As your temporal artery is getting prominent while your are stressed,I would like you to give some more information-
Since how long you find this Temporal arterial prominence on right side?
Does it occur with any aura of nausea/blurred vision? Or does it occur with any arterial soreness?
What is your days schedule?Do you get sound/disturbed sleep?
Do you sleep for 8 hrs?
How about your food habits-non-vet mostly or spicy /fried /oily?
Any factors which builds up stress ?
How frequently you take tea /coffee?
You need not worry as you are quite young and without any symptoms.
Advise to Relive your Worries and the health concerns with your health problem -
In case you are worried more I would advise you,
to consult a Vascular Surgeon and neurosurgeon if need be-
to Get the MRI Head to rule out any arterial circulation anomalies of the head and the brain.
To get the Biopsy of the STA(Superficial Temporal Artery) to rule out any predisposition to aneurysm developments / Temporal Arteritis or Gaint Cell Arteritis
Plan of treatment-
This Would be suggested after getting more information from you, as asked above.So please send this information soon.
Hope I tried to attend to all the aspects of your Superficial Temporal Prominence and this would satisfy you.
Welcome for any more queries in this regard to Me.
Await your information for further advise and suggestion.
Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Consultant
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Temporal artery Prominence /Rt Side.?Superficial Temporal Arteritis(STA)
Detailed Answer:
Provisional Diagnosis-Temporal artery Prominence /Rt Side.?Superficial Temporal Arteritis(STA)
Hi,Dear Thanks for the query to HCM virtual Clinic.
I studied through your query in full details put forth by you.
It seems that your test reports are normal for all practical purposes.
You are quite young and fit also as submitted by you.
Provide more information-
As your temporal artery is getting prominent while your are stressed,I would like you to give some more information-
Since how long you find this Temporal arterial prominence on right side?
Does it occur with any aura of nausea/blurred vision? Or does it occur with any arterial soreness?
What is your days schedule?Do you get sound/disturbed sleep?
Do you sleep for 8 hrs?
How about your food habits-non-vet mostly or spicy /fried /oily?
Any factors which builds up stress ?
How frequently you take tea /coffee?
You need not worry as you are quite young and without any symptoms.
Advise to Relive your Worries and the health concerns with your health problem -
In case you are worried more I would advise you,
to consult a Vascular Surgeon and neurosurgeon if need be-
to Get the MRI Head to rule out any arterial circulation anomalies of the head and the brain.
To get the Biopsy of the STA(Superficial Temporal Artery) to rule out any predisposition to aneurysm developments / Temporal Arteritis or Gaint Cell Arteritis
Plan of treatment-
This Would be suggested after getting more information from you, as asked above.So please send this information soon.
Hope I tried to attend to all the aspects of your Superficial Temporal Prominence and this would satisfy you.
Welcome for any more queries in this regard to Me.
Await your information for further advise and suggestion.
Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Consultant
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Thank you for your detailed response.I have experienced this issue for approximately 15 years.I have been cleared of temporal/giant cell arteritis as well as the other conditions mentioned in my previous email.I do not experience any nausea,dizziness,vision issues or otherwise when the artery is prominent.I maintain regular sleep cycles 8 hours per night and my diet is balanced including fruit,vegetables,meat,pasta and plenty of water.I avoid spicy,oily foods.I drink 6 cups of coffee a day (mild strength) but I doubt this could be a factor as the artery can become prominent many hours after consuming coffee.As stated in my first email,heat and stress are the main triggers.Are there any factors which may be worth considering based on the information provided?
Brief Answer:
Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Detailed Answer:
Diagnosis-of your Right Temporal Artery Prominence-
High Coffee Intake with high tension personality with Rt.Superficial Temporal Artery Prominence.
Final Diagnosis-Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Hi,Dear Thanks for the updates on my leads.
PRE-CAUTIONS for you-
After reviewing all the query I would advise you to take following pre-cautions-
As your lifestyle with high coffee intake seems to be the MAIN cause of the hyperdynamic Circulation with high tension personality,
Control the diet with less oils and with less salt
Check your BP records with your Physician 2 times a month even if its normal,as you are a high risk by the past history.
you need to reduce your coffee intake drastically but slowly and
Brisk Walk for 30 minutes daily
Reduce on your weight by 5 kg atleast to 75 kg and then to 71 kg
Do deep breathing exercise and
attend to clinical psychologist for counselling to reduce your hot headedness if any,if need be.
ALERTS in your case-though ASYMPTOMATIC now-
Though you have been cleared for hyper dynamic circulation factors including anemia,hypertension,hyperthyroidism and cardiac illness and possibility of the Giant Cell Arteritis and
Though your are still quite Young and Asymptomatic , you appear to be high risk case and need to be on ALERT and to investigate the your case with Vascular and NeuroSurgeon by
MRI study of brain and Cranial(Extra-Cranial and Intra-Cranial )Arterial anatomy to study any aneurysmal arterial saccules / or to study any intra-cranial pressure increasing lesions(benign or malignant)
CRP-(C Reactive protein)for keeping watch on auto-immune arterial disease-Giant Cell Arteritis with cardiac high risk factors,
As submitted by you,confirm if you have got Biopsy done for the Temporal arteritis to rule out the Giant Cell Arteritis and
do follow up tests with cover of Vascular and Neuro-Surgeon,if you get symptomatic Temporal artery problem any time in future.
If still you don't get relief,ask a direct review question to Me at HCM.
Hope this would totally resolve your query for the reason of Temporal artery on right side.
Hope this would satisfy fully.
If you like this reply,please Write excellent review and hit thanks,which would improve my rating for other viewers of the HCM.
If need be Welcome to ask any further query to ME by direct question at HCM.
Wishing you good healthy life.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS,
Expert in Non-Curable-Diseases(NCD) and rejuvenation therapy for Cancers,Asthma and auto-immune disorders
Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Detailed Answer:
Diagnosis-of your Right Temporal Artery Prominence-
High Coffee Intake with high tension personality with Rt.Superficial Temporal Artery Prominence.
Final Diagnosis-Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Hi,Dear Thanks for the updates on my leads.
PRE-CAUTIONS for you-
After reviewing all the query I would advise you to take following pre-cautions-
As your lifestyle with high coffee intake seems to be the MAIN cause of the hyperdynamic Circulation with high tension personality,
Control the diet with less oils and with less salt
Check your BP records with your Physician 2 times a month even if its normal,as you are a high risk by the past history.
you need to reduce your coffee intake drastically but slowly and
Brisk Walk for 30 minutes daily
Reduce on your weight by 5 kg atleast to 75 kg and then to 71 kg
Do deep breathing exercise and
attend to clinical psychologist for counselling to reduce your hot headedness if any,if need be.
ALERTS in your case-though ASYMPTOMATIC now-
Though you have been cleared for hyper dynamic circulation factors including anemia,hypertension,hyperthyroidism and cardiac illness and possibility of the Giant Cell Arteritis and
Though your are still quite Young and Asymptomatic , you appear to be high risk case and need to be on ALERT and to investigate the your case with Vascular and NeuroSurgeon by
MRI study of brain and Cranial(Extra-Cranial and Intra-Cranial )Arterial anatomy to study any aneurysmal arterial saccules / or to study any intra-cranial pressure increasing lesions(benign or malignant)
CRP-(C Reactive protein)for keeping watch on auto-immune arterial disease-Giant Cell Arteritis with cardiac high risk factors,
As submitted by you,confirm if you have got Biopsy done for the Temporal arteritis to rule out the Giant Cell Arteritis and
do follow up tests with cover of Vascular and Neuro-Surgeon,if you get symptomatic Temporal artery problem any time in future.
If still you don't get relief,ask a direct review question to Me at HCM.
Hope this would totally resolve your query for the reason of Temporal artery on right side.
Hope this would satisfy fully.
If you like this reply,please Write excellent review and hit thanks,which would improve my rating for other viewers of the HCM.
If need be Welcome to ask any further query to ME by direct question at HCM.
Wishing you good healthy life.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS,
Expert in Non-Curable-Diseases(NCD) and rejuvenation therapy for Cancers,Asthma and auto-immune disorders
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Hello,thank you for such an informative reply.I have one final question regarding caffeine.You have suggested this may be the primary cause of this issue.How does caffeine impact the circulation short term (within hours) as opposed to the longer term (days,weeks)?
Brief Answer:
Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Detailed Answer:
Final Diagnosis-Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
HI,Dear Thanks for your appreciating reply from You.
Dear you,with tons of efforts at your clinics,this was a missing diagnosis.
With this You should be most relieved person especially with annoying Temporal Arterial prominence.
How coffee causes increased hyperdynamic loads in cardiovascular system-
Coffee with its caffein,theophylline and theobromine, is well known stimulant with its hyperdynamic actions on the cardio-vascular systems,besides its central stimulant actions.
Physiologically Coffee acts by its sympathomimetic stimulating actions on the Nervous Systems and thereby affects cardio-vascular systems and is a known cause for high Bp in many.
In habitual coffee drinkers like you,there are other factors as life style stress,which needs to be studied in your case in the next session,as its a specials subject in itself.
Herein above I tried to indicate alerts and cautions that need to be taken in your case.And I think these important suggestions would help you a lot to go a long way in improving the annoying problem you have now.
I Hope, You liked my reply.Hence I would expect strong reviews and thanks ,which would improve my rating, which would educate and motivate other visitors at HCM.
I would love to resolve your queries in more details if you ask a direct question to ME at HCM in next session.
Hoping to have long association in time to come at HCM.
Wishing a healthy life to you in time to come.
Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS.
Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
Detailed Answer:
Final Diagnosis-Rt Temporal Arterial Prominence(Asymptomatic)with High Coffee intake
HI,Dear Thanks for your appreciating reply from You.
Dear you,with tons of efforts at your clinics,this was a missing diagnosis.
With this You should be most relieved person especially with annoying Temporal Arterial prominence.
How coffee causes increased hyperdynamic loads in cardiovascular system-
Coffee with its caffein,theophylline and theobromine, is well known stimulant with its hyperdynamic actions on the cardio-vascular systems,besides its central stimulant actions.
Physiologically Coffee acts by its sympathomimetic stimulating actions on the Nervous Systems and thereby affects cardio-vascular systems and is a known cause for high Bp in many.
In habitual coffee drinkers like you,there are other factors as life style stress,which needs to be studied in your case in the next session,as its a specials subject in itself.
Herein above I tried to indicate alerts and cautions that need to be taken in your case.And I think these important suggestions would help you a lot to go a long way in improving the annoying problem you have now.
I Hope, You liked my reply.Hence I would expect strong reviews and thanks ,which would improve my rating, which would educate and motivate other visitors at HCM.
I would love to resolve your queries in more details if you ask a direct question to ME at HCM in next session.
Hoping to have long association in time to come at HCM.
Wishing a healthy life to you in time to come.
Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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