My baby dented her forehead on the skirting board. I am so upset. Pic included.

[Peridotty]

My baby (9months) fell onto the edge of the skirting board nearly a month ago and she cried a lot. There was a small horizontal bruise that lasted 2 days. Today, when taking photos, I noticed that she has a dented line on her forehead when she raises her eyebrows. I never noticed it before as she has a fringe. I feel awful and so upset about it. I have read that forehead dents are here to stay. Has it happened to anyone else before? Does massaging the area help? Is it really permanent? Thanks

My eldest got a similar dent as a kid it faded after about 3 weeks she doesn't have it now and she's an adult

Ds did this when he was 1 on my glass tv stand! He’s 7 now and it’s still visible when he crys or frowns.

You wouldn’t notice it was there otherwise.

Pic of ds’ from recently. (This is from something he did 6 years ago)

You wouldn’t notice it day to day, it’s only visible when he frowns, crys or pulls a face. Not even sure if you would be able to see it when I upload as I’ve cropped the picture to avoid showing his face.

@danni0509So there is a chance of it being permanent good that you don’t notice it day to day. Right now though I keep staring at it when my baby lifts her eyebrows and beat myself up for it everyday!

My dd has this from pulling a chair over and the edge of the back went straight onto her forehead. She had a dent right in the centre which was very obvious when her eyebrows were raised.
We went to the gp because it didn’t go away. GP said there was no damage to skull or brain but sometimes the muscle is damaged and causes this dent.
It never went away completely but it did get smaller and shallower. It also moved up her forehead so now it’s in her hairline and not really visible at all. Even with eyebrows raised.
Don’t worry too much op, even if it is permanent, it won’t be so visible after a few years and your dd is very young.
My dad was around 1 when it happened and she’s 11 now.

I've got a dent in the middle of my forehead from falling of the sofa and smacking my head off our stone fireplace when I was 18 months old.
I was fine!
It's only noticeable when I raise my eyebrows too as other posters have said.
I'm 49 now and barely notice it anymore

My 14 month old fell off the bed and went into the skirting board 3 months later he's got an indent still on the forehead and it's still slightly swollen around it. Doesn't look nice and I kick myself for not watching him better.. Initially when the accident happened he had egg and graze. but after a month it showed an indent so I had him checked.. Gp wasn't concerned.
Suggested muscle damage or even hair line fracture. I'm hoping it'll go or least not look so obvious

I have a dent in my forehead where I fell into a grate with decorative ‘prongs’. I bounced off the highest one (fire not lit thankfully)

I’m in my 50s and the wrinkles are disguising it.

DD did the most cracking (literally) fall on to a tv unit and had the most massive dent down her forehead when she was 3. Honestly, it was awful. She is now 10 and if she pulls a certain face only I can notice a very slight line! It’s nowhere near obvious to anyone else nor on her resting face.

anyone know how to upload photos

DS2 has a small dent in his forehead from where I opened the car door into him when he was two. He's 15 now. Hair hides most of it.

I have experience of similar. Dr said babies skulls are like ping pong balls as opposed to hard skulls so the ‘dent’ would pop out eventually, just like on a ping pong ball.

Indeed it did.

@Peridotty do you have any updates on this? How does it look now? My baby dented her forehead too 😞

It's been a few years, so replying in case OP has gone away.

DS had this from a weird slip where he banged his head. After a few months, when we realised it wasn't going, we felt like it was going to stay forever. Then at some point in the next year it disappeared, I suppose it was so gradual we didn't notice. Go to a doctor if you're concerned, hopefully it will get better soon.

@GRex

Thank you so much for taking your time out to reply to me ❤️ I need to hear some more positive stories after doing some extensive googling and upsetting myself. I need to just focus on the positive ones and stop googling, easier said than done though 😞.

Can I ask where the dent was? My little girls is in the centre of her forehead, doesn't look any better after 2 months. X

It's particularly visible when she raises her eyebrows, which seems to be a common thing people have mentioned.

Pic of my baby ❤️😞

DS's was MUCH longer than that, but on one side. I know it feels like a disaster, but you'll forget soon enough and it will go without you realising! As long as she isn't badly hurt, it really doesn't matter.

@GRex thanks ❤️❤️

Hi - i was just wondering how your daughters head is now? My daughter has done a similar thing recently and was wondering if i should do anything about it or just leave it?

Hey OP. Just wondering how this progressed? My daughter did something similar and the small dent is still there but like you, nothing to worry about re her behaviour, didn’t pass out eyc, wondering if the soft tissue damage takes years in little ones to heal maybe

@Dipsmith @KeepingItReal2017

Hi both,

Sorry only just seen your message @Dipsmith . Honestly, it hasn't improved much but maybe slightly. I'm still devastated, and even though I'm really sorry about your girls (why is it always girls 😞), it makes me feel like I'm not on my own, and hopefully it helps you both too.
I can see it whenever she raises her eyebrows. I can only hope time will help and try concentrate on being thankful that she's ok, even though if really hard sadly. Hope you're both ok x

I'm trying to concentrate on @GRex message if that helps either of you. We're 3 months down the line now.

Thanks for the updates. I’ve seen the GP today, years later and really for my reassurance. As predicted no concerns, soft tissue damage and positive that it’s smaller and less noticeable.

said if it ever gets bigger or an issue cosmetically for my daughter, then could be referred to a paediatrician.

I also spoke to a registered nurse who runs aesthetics, lasers, etc. she’s so knowledgable. She said that in the future laser or micro blading could be explored.

but I’m so positive that as she grows it’s smaller in comparison to her whole head, and it’s only noticeable on some angles & lighting.

so anyone fresh into soft tissue damaged - it will get better in time. And it’s seemingly normal and kinda common xx

I have one of these from an accident when I was a baby - I fell off the changing mat. It's still visible but it honestly doesn't affect me or how I feel about my awesome mum who felt guilty for years. It's probably a bit less obvious now I'm getting a few other wrinkles.

Your babies are still perfect, don't beat yourselves up!

@KeepingItReal2017 thanks so much for true update, sometimes it's just reassurance from the doctors is what's needed.

Can I ask, can you see type sent on her straight face? I only ask because my daughters only shows when she raises her eyebrows, I think hers is muscle damage as opposed to soft tissue which makes me so sad as I don't think it repairs. Although it's really reassuring you think your daughters has definitely improved over the years. 🤞🏻 xx