What would cause dents in the top of my skull?

abp2, schedule with an endocrinologist or rheumatologist. Mention Gorman-Stouts. There are a number of conditions that can cause these dents, and you want to rule them out or receive treatment. I hope it's heavy sunglasses. Keep us posted.

@gently thank you. Wouldn't that show up on an MRI?

It would show concavity in the skull, but can't diagnose cause. Are your dents shallow enough that they don't register at all. Since we all have these declivities, some since birth and some acquired over time, do you think you may have always had them and only recently noticed. Deepening dents in the cranium deserve investigation. Were the dents the reason for the MRI.

Yes it was the reason for the MRI and everything came back normal. So they may be too shallow to notice. And they are new. I had noticed only one but now have two. I have an endocrinologist and honestly never thought to mention it to her. I am going to try to get an appointment with her as soon as possible. Thank you so very much.

@abp Did you ever find out a cause of your dents? I started with one and now have many.

@sboorde No. I’ve mentioned it to every doctor I have including my endocrinologist, even my cardiologist. Just hoping one would know. I’ve mentioned Gorham Stout and not a single one ever heard of it. That is where it ended. I still have the two and the area around the slightly deeper one is tender to touch. I hope to get answers.

@abp2 I have a deep dent right in the top middle of my skull. It has deep indentions now running down both sides. The top of my forehead is even getting dents across it that I can see. Talked to my primary who sent me to see a neurologist and I’ve seen a maxillofacial surgeon, both with cat scans and mri’s but no diagnosis. So now my endocrinologist is sending me to see an endocrinologist at Duke in January 2026 who specializes in bones. Talk about frustrating. I have Graves, Osteoporosis & AFIB. I did have hypercalcemia at one point. Something has to be causing this. I will let you know what, if anything, I find out from Duke.

@abp2 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10131433/

@abp2 Hello. I Googled information. The only condition I could find was Pagets disease. It calls for an Xray, of the area of concern, an Alkaline phosphtase blood test, an exam, and questions about new symptoms. You can go to mayoclinic.org and look at their symptoms and diseases site.

@gently
In my case I fell one night making a huge error in judgment. I was taking a ridiculous childlike dive on a bed and missed my target. After a moderate injury and cut on the temple area of my head healed, I realized that I am aging and my judgment and risk factors have changed.

I couple of years later I noticed dents in the top of my head in the same area where the injury had healed. They are covered by my hair and not that noticeable. Accidents, especially if you are clumsey or have balance issues can also be a factor.