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Head trauma; residual symptoms

I was had a recent head/eye injury about 2+ weeks ago... And now I have a pea sized ball in the place I was injured at the corner of my brow bone...should I be worried?

Female | 28 years old
Complaint duration: 17 days

May 12, 12:01 PM

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Otumdi Omekara, MD Preventive Medicine Specialist, Portland

This looks like a hematoma in the area where you sustained the injury. A hematoma is a collection of blood underneath the skin. It will slowly resorb into your system. Using a warm compress 2-3 times/day for about 15-20 minutes can help with pain, tenderness and the reduction process.

Kimberly Legg Corba, DO

Primary Care Physician in Fogelsville, PA

Level: Top Contributor (26)

May 13, 12:07 AM

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Thanks for providing the photograph. It shows that you probably have a residual hematoma (pocket of blood) that is resolving well. Give it another week, and it should clear. However, for any headaches, dizziness or blurring of vision, you must see your PCP for possible neuro referral.

Otumdi Omekara, MD

Preventive Medicine Specialist in Portland, OR

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May 14, 09:39 PM

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scars can form any place that we are injured, anything pea sized is never a concern in the place of injury, the little bump may still go away if it is a resolving area where bleeding occurred under the skin, or you may just have a little cyst given it is in the hair line of your eyebrow and you may not have been aware of it until now. If it gets bigger then you want a doctor to check it out, but if it stays this little or gets smaller you are just fine. I'm glad its just a little bump and that your eye was spared.