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A male patient in Denmark had a benign tumor on his head after years of working as a break dancer. This condition is thought to be caused by the headspin movement he has been doing.
The lumps are raised bands of tissue that become soft to the touch and are associated with circular hair loss. The breakdance community also calls this bump a ‘headspin hole’ or headspin hole.
This condition is thought to be caused by repeated friction between the scalp and the floor during headspin. This condition can be made worse by the pressure exerted during these movements.
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“While the ‘headspin hole’ is known in the breakdancing community, it is barely documented in the medical literature,” the doctors said in a paper published in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
To overcome the problem experienced by the patient, the team of doctors had to perform a surgical operation. Based on these findings, they said surgery was the best intervention method so far.
Headspin is a movement in breakdance by balancing the body and turning the body upside down with the head as the focus. This unnamed patient in his 30s has been doing various headspin exercises for 19 years. He can train five times a week for 1.5 hours each training.
As a result, he experienced lumps accompanied by hair loss on his scalp. The patient said the lump continued to grow and was painful when touched.
“The presence of the lesion and the associated discomfort are aesthetically unpleasant for the patient. But the bulge does not prevent the patient from continuing the activity of turning his head,” the doctor was quoted as saying. Live ScienceFriday (11/10/2024).
During the operation, doctors removed a large lump of tissue from under the man’s scalp. They also shaved the thickened part of the skull until it returned to its normal width.
After the operation went smoothly, the patient said he was relieved. He was happy to be able to go out to meet other people without having to cover his head with a hat.
“Many people told me that they didn’t see the lump and that my head looked normal,” he said.
(avk/juice)
