What Causes Large Dent On The Scalp?

Posted on Wed, 14 Dec 2016

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Question : What is the reason that I have s very large dent in my scalp

Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting the query.

Dents in the scalp can be caused due many reasons.

1.Developmental calcium,vitamin D deficiencies during bone formation in childhood.

2.Untreated childhood trauma to the skull can leave a large dent.

3.Congenital anomalies- The dent may be present from birth.Toxic medicines used by your mother when she was pregnant can cause the skull to get deformed and have a permanent dent.

If this dent is benign and does not cause you any trouble other than cosmetic issues,you may neglect it. Surgical correction of the dent carries huge amount of neurological risk.

If the dent is causing pressure symptoms like headache,vomitting,vision problems ,dizziness etc,the you need to get a CT / MRI of brain done and consult a neurophysician.

I hope the answer was useful.

Feel free to ask me any doubts that you may have.

Thank you.

Best regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy