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Strange swelling on forehead

Strange swelling on forehead

The earliest I noticed it was March, it is a small swelling on my forehead. And since then it has been growing steadily in size. I have gone to see a doctor and she says she thinks it's a fatty deposit maybe some sort of Lipoma or sebacious cyst and that it's benign.
If it's benign why is it growing? anyway a little back story, I don't remember hitting my head anywhere excpet maybe a couple of months ago where I hit my head pretty hard and didn't ice it. It didn't swell the next day or anything
But I read something that Lipoma growth can be triggered by some sort of fracture or abnormal regeneration of tissue or bone. I'm not saying this is a main reason but maybe just a factor?
Anyway, I'm worried she says it will never go away, is there anything i can do, I don't have money for surgery, it's not even like a soft tissue, the thing is extremely hard, i initially thought it was my skull that was swollen, i don't even know what it is. It's extremely firm and growing in size, I'm reading about alternative remedies like healthy diet and adding lemon juice to my water.
What can I do?

I don't think I agree with the doc diagnosis, this thing is extremely hard, it is almost unmovable, and appeared suddenly.
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anyone??
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:(
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Hello,

It can be due to lipoma skin or some benign skin growth. But since it is growing it needs evaluation. To rule out both these conditions, you need to get a FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy) done. FNAB is aspiration of the material of the glands which is done by a fine gauge needle (22 or 25 gauge) and a syringe. This will confirm the diagnosis.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

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About a year ago I fell hard onto a concrete floor and hit my forehead. AT FIRST MY FOREHEAD WHERE i HIT WAS ALMOST CRUSHED INWARD AND SORTA MUSHY. mY EYES TURNED BLACK. mY NOSE TOO. nOW i HAVE A LARGE BUMP THERE THAT IS HARD AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. wHAT COULD THIS BE CAUSED FROM. AND WILL IT EVER GO AWAY?
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