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Why does the skull heal leaving a dent on the forehead?
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Depressed fractre: When you have depressed fracture of the skull that usually leadto to dent in the forhead.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Forehead: If the overlying soft tissues were lacerated, the underlying muscles may be torn. If so there will be a depression in the overlying soft tissues as it heals. If the underlying bone was fractured, as the bone heals there may be a depression. For additional treatment choices see a Plastic Surgeon.
Answered 10/28/2018
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