Synopsis: Finding a bump or swelling on your baby’s head can be scary. But in most scenarios, it’s just short-term and totally normal. These marks usually occur during birth and get better on their ...

When you first hold your baby after birth, you expect smooth skin and a perfect little head. Instead, many parents notice a soft, raised area, sometimes bruised or cone-shaped, on the baby’s scalp. If ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the scalp that can be ...

Caput succedaneum is a condition where your baby’s scalp swells shortly after they’re born. This is a type of edema, or fluid collection, just underneath the skin. Caput succedaneum can look alarming.

This condition was a head-scratcher for doctors. A man in Turkey stunned medical teams when his head randomly began swelling to a concerning degree after spending time on the beach in the city of ...

Bleeding occurs when trauma damages a blood vessel. When that trauma involves your head—whether the scalp, skull, or brain—it’s considered a head injury. These head injuries range in severity from a ...

Brain edema is a life-threatening condition where excess fluid causes the brain to swell. The primary medical treatment involves hyperosmolar agents like mannitol and hypertonic saline to draw fluid ...