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Hello, I have noticed a sizeable dent in my quad muscle. Can you tell me what has caused this and is there any need for concern? Thank you

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    I am pretty sure my thigh dents are from the crease in my jeans when I sit down (all day in an office)…who would have thought wearing tight jeans would be a slow form of body modification! šŸ™‚

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    I have horozontal dents all across my quads (upper part) and it’s driving me nuts for 6 years. I realized it’s from rocking my baby boy’s crib 6 years ago with my both legs. It doesn’t seem amy better with time,for what it’s worse it looks worse when I work out and build up my quad musscle mass.. It looks worse when I’m in shape,looks like body fat when there is no any. Haven’t tried anything yet to fix it, looking for solution and some answers here. Can’t believe there’s so many people with same problem here. It’s obviously fat issue trauma from constant pressure on the same area.
    Hoping for some answers, sorry for my english.

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    I am so glad I found this feed. I went to my Doctor about the dent in my leg about 1-2 inches above my knee and he had no idea what it was and told me not to worry about it unless it started to hurt. I google searched dents in leg and found this. After reading some comments I thought nope, my dent is not a horizontal or vertical dent, mine was an odd angle. One girl said she figured hers out and it was driving with her knee, so this was in the back of my mind but I was sure that I donā€™t drive with my knee. On my way into work, sure enough my knee just went right up to the steering wheel. I decided at the next light Iā€™d move my steering wheel up so my knee couldnā€™t reach it so I would be more aware if I was doing it. Well on my 30 minute commute to work on the freeway I kept leaning my leg toward the steering wheel multiple times. I had no idea I was doing this. When I got to work I put the wheel back where I usually have it to see if it fit the dent and sure enough, it was a perfect match. Wow! Now I can quit worrying that I have some kind of serious medical condition and Iā€™m going to keep my steering wheel up off my knee and hopefully the dent will go away.

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    Iā€™m just wondering if anyone has found out anything definitive. I noticed a similar dent in my right leg yesterday. The only thing I can relate it to was walking up hill and my leg began to hurt. I kept going because it had been some months since I had been on my 2.5 mile walk. No pain, just freaked me out seeing the dent.

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    This might be a possible reason… https://www.karger.com/Article/Fulltext/370045

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    Does anyone have any updates on their dents? Has it gotten any better? I noticed mine on my quad about 2 months ago and itā€™s been very stressful

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    Think I found it:
    lipoatrophia semicircularis

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    9 10

    I noticed mine a month ago and no one knows what it is! I was wondering if it might be a weird side effect of covid or the vaccine but then Iā€™m just desperate for some type of explanation haha!

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    I noticed my legs changed near the start of the pandemic when I started working from home. I believe the dents are caused by lipoatrophia semicircularis. The cause appears to be unknown but linked to working at a computer desk and being affected by the electromagnetic waves from computers (sounds hokey I know). Mine started disappearing when I returned to the office but theyā€™ve recently come back. I think they can disappear because my legs did improve for a while, just not sure what changed. I would also love to hear if anyone else has been successful in fixing this problem!

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    Yup, same as most here – I have health anxiety and have been freaking out at two quite pronounced, horizontal indents on my thighs, almost halfway between my knees and hips. Thanks to this forum Iā€™ve only just figured out that itā€™s because Iā€™ve been sitting cross-legged on my office chair while working from home. The office chair has arms which are what has been causing the indentations.

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    I also have the dent in my upper quad muscle on my left leg, same size about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide! I was freaking out thinking it was als (from a quick Google search) and even made myself sick over it from the anxiety!! I’m a 30 yr old female, tall and skinny like most of you! This forum helped me so much and I can’t believe we all have the weird dent in our legs. It saved me from a doctor trip. Hopefully it will go away

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    Does anyone know if this goes away after a while? I’ve had a dent in my right thigh for ages and only recently discovered that it’s because my leg was pushing into the bottom edge of my desk on a daily basis for months due to the way I was sitting after getting a chair pillow to make sitting easier on my back. This boosted me up higher whilst sitting which resulted in my leg pushing against the desk in the first place, but I wasn’t uncomfortable so I just kept doing it completely unaware of what it was doing to my leg. Really hoping this goes away after deliberately avoiding this sitting position from now on. Anyone know if this fixes it over time?

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    Wow! Me too. I cant believe thereā€™s a thread on this. Right leg thigh dentā€¦ I thought it was an annoying ā€œIā€™m getting olderā€ thing. I noticed it a month ago. I have no issues with it ā€¦ itā€™s just my vanity.

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    I recently noticed bilateral dents in parallel lines roughly 4 inches apart. They are painless, quite noticeable and do not hurt, itch or otherwise have any sensations. They do look strange! I realized that these lines are where my bike shorts elastic hits my thighs. It had never seemed tight, but there were always elastic lines in my skin for a couple hours after riding. I have gained a few pounds this year and the only thing I can think of is that the subcutaneous fat in those areas has atrophied, so as I gained weight, the fat cells above and below the dents grew, while the fat cells within the dents did not. Super strange, and I hope the dents pop back out. I also appreciate you all for YOUR posts as this had been bugging me and made me feel like a bit of a freak.

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    Checking in as part of the upper quad dent club. Mine is from leaning on the bathroom counter and using my laptop on my knees. I have also been increasing exercise and losing a bit of fat lately. Will check in later if/when it goes away after avoiding the lean!

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    Exactly the same issue for me. New bathroom fitted six months ago. Vanity unit projects neatly into my right leg as I look into the mirror to brush my teeth and apply make up. Sure enough, I now have a vanity dent and I wonder if it will ever resolve. Have shown it to two doctors. Both had a bit of a laugh about it and assured me it was just my leg, and to put a sponge on the edge of the unit, or do my make up elsewhere.

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    I have read many of the comments, but I recently have noticed a horizontal dent in each of my quad muscles. Iā€™ve measured it to the counter height, but it doesnā€™t match. Iā€™m a very anxious person about my health, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Iā€™ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out the cause.

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    I too have developed a dent in my upper right thigh, about 6ā€ above my knee and about 3ā€w x 2ā€ long, with a very noticeable dip. I searched for something that I may have been leaning against but there is nothing I could find. The appearance did follow a few days of high intensity running/workout followed by some intense ski days. My legs were weakened and exhausted but after a recovery period theyā€™re fine. Then the dent appeared and Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s a coincidence. Trying to figure out how to help it go away. Itā€™s really odd looking as I have slender legs anyway so itā€™s quite obvious. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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    I think itā€™s from my cell phone! No kidding! My dent is on my right thigh… itā€™s horizontal, and lines up exactly with where I walk with my cell phone in my right hand swinging back-and-forth as the natural movement of my gait dictates. When I finally figured it out, I was horrified . Iā€™m now using an emf blocker bag (faraday bag) whenever possible, and keeping my phone on airplane mode and turning off most apps whenever possible as well.

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    Well, same here!
    I am 29 a healthy female. I do not work out but I am naturally petite framed , I am a mother of 3, I noticed it tonight ( 11-25-20) while shaving my legs. Iā€™m curious now if mine is the cause of leaning on something or driving with my knee, I suffer from major anxiety so finding this post will at least help me sleep tonight now that I know Iā€™m prob not going to die of something strange. I will update when I know something or if I notice a similar resting spot that couldā€™ve caused it!

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    I just want to say “thank you” to this forum…I found my own dents, on both sides of my quads, below my hips, and was freaking out. I started to get scared that I might be seeing beginning signs of ALS or something (health anxiety much?) or, maybe on a positive note, somehow freakishly defined quads from doing a few weeks of yoga…Weirdly I couldn’t find anything reputable on the internet…Except this forum! Thanks for saving me a trip to the doctor in these crazy times of COVID.

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    I noticed a dent in my right thigh half way between my knee and hip. It was not painful and I only really noticed it when I shaved my legs, applied lotion, or wore thin, light-colored leggings that seemed to highlight it. It wasn’t at all painful, but as I noticed it more, I began to get concerned. So, today, at work, I had it on my mind and I noticed that, as I reached across my desk to feed some documents into the scanner, I leaned against the edge and it fit perfectly into my thigh dent. It was definitely a “Eureka” moment, but now I’m wondering if it will go away after a while if I stop leaning into the desk. I’m glad there’s nothing seriously wrong but it’s really ugly. I have been leaning into the edge many times per day, five days per week, for months now. UGH! Has anyone else gotten a dent from repetitive leaning and had it go away?

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    I have horizontal density on my both tights, and I was loosing my mind, trying to google it and find the answer. And I ended up on this site. And yes it is the spot where I lean in my new bathroom. Sink is little deeper and far from morror, so I have to lean over. Thanks everyone.

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    I have a dent on my right thigh and it freaks me out. I noticed it about a year ago. I went to my Dr and he said itā€™s nothing to worry about but I think Iā€™m going to get a second opinion. Has anyone gotten any answers?

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    Iā€™ve noticed horizontal dents on both of my quads about two month ago. It doesnā€™t hurt, just looks weird.Iā€™m convinced itā€™s from propping my laptop against my legs when reclining on the couch or in bed, when the edge of said laptop digs in to my legs. Iā€™ve noticed red marks and discomfort a few times, especially when the laptop gets hot. I was joking that itā€™s the heat of the laptop that melted the fat where it touched my legs and if thatā€™s the case, I ought to put it on my backside to melt the fat there too =D
    In any case, Iā€™ll monitor the dents and see if they go away. I think maybe a light massage wouldnā€™t hurt, and no more laptop on the lap.

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    Itā€™s got to be the counter. I too have recently noticed dents in both thighs that match up perfect with the bathroom counter. I had this years ago and it went away, however recently noticed them again, so googled and it does makes sense. Iā€™ve always put my makeup on in the car on the way to work, (only 5 miles, no traffic) but decided to start taking more time on myself since being 48, and sure enough itā€™s only taken two weeks for indents to appear. I workout regularly and thought it might be a new exercise I started, and I also lost a brother to ALS just last year. Those posts really alarmed me, but since Iā€™ve had them in the past, and reading these posts, Iā€™m very relieved! No more leaning for me. I wonā€™t go back to car makeup application, but glad to figure this thing out!

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      I noticed a dent in my right thigh half way between my knee and hip. It was not painful and I only really noticed it when I shaved my legs, applied lotion, or wore thin, light-colored leggings that seemed to highlight it. It wasn’t at all painful, but as I noticed it more, I began to get concerned. So, today, at work, I had it on my mind and I noticed that, as I reached across my desk to feed some documents into the scanner, I leaned against the edge and it fit perfectly into my thigh dent. It was definitely a “Eureka” moment, but now I’m wondering if it will go away after a while if I stop leaning into the desk. I’m glad there’s nothing seriously wrong but it’s really ugly. I have been leaning into the edge many times per day, five days per week, for months now. UGH! Has anyone else gotten a dent from repetitive leaning and had it go away?

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    Phew! Iā€™m not alone lol. Hope all of you that stopped leaning noticed your dent diminish. Now I just need to figure out when Iā€™m leaning against or pressing against my legs!

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    I was so releaved to see this thread! I also have a horizontal dent in my left quad. It freaked me out. I have seen a massage therapist and she has worked on it and it hurt like crazy. I also use the foam roller but nothing seems to help. Has anyone found anything to make it go away? Itā€™s driving me crazy!

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    Wow ok so good to know my leg isnā€™t falling off anytime soon & if it does weā€™re all in this together lol

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    I have this dent in my left thigh as well. If anyone knows how to make it go away, I’m interested.

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    Omg. I have a dent too! I don’t lean on anything but who knows if I injured it in the past. I have been doing a lot of leg strengthening exercises lately and lost a few pounds so maybe that is why I notice it now. Thank god there are others with the same thigh dents lol. I feel better now.

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    I have been freaking out about this! 27 years old, fit, female- horizontal dent on the outside of my upper left thigh that is about three inches long and one or two inches wide. Pretty significant depth. I lean against a counter at the same height often so Iā€™m definitely going to stop that and see what happens- someone who posted a while ago please update us!! I donā€™t even like touching it because Iā€™m so concerned >.<

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    This forum is a huge sense of relief to me, I thought I was alone too when I looked in the mirror and saw the dent in my left quad. I work out regularly and am looking for toned simitry and was quite freaked out by this abnormality, especially right in the front center. I went to the doctor and they did an X-ray which showed nothing and have since ordered an MRI to rule out a possible sarcoma. I also am going to be more conscious of sitting up against my desk or leaning against the counters and hopefully this will go away.

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    Wow… this is amazing.. I have just noticed a strange dent in mine too on my right leg.. it is large enough you can even see it with y jeans on! Good to know I am not alone!

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    Just guessing, maybe Laptop computers emitting ultrasound or microwaves? Like the wireless card?

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      Hi Erik,
      I have horizontal dents on both quads and Iā€™m convinced itā€™s from propping up my laptop on my legs. I just hope itā€™s not permanent :/

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    And yes my doctor also said that losing some weight might help it go away as Iā€™m 3 months postpartum

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    I have the same issue sent in my right upper leg dr said itā€™s a pulled muscle and need physical therapy he also has me doing some leg/ butt workout before my real workout on day 2 will keep posted if the dent goes away .

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    Typo correction
    I have been foam rolling my thighs

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    Has anyone got any feedback on whether massage helped? I have been foam rolling my thighs on each thigh that appeared 6 months ago. No improvement yet. Doctor says itā€™s nothing to worry about and could be cellulite but itā€™s odd as my thighs have always been smooth. I think I got it from overdoing the weight with my squats as it was a few weeks after I had serious DOMS from that, that they appeared. But I also gained about 6lb in weight around that period due to moving in with my boyfriend lol. My mum has neuralgic pain in her legs that prevents her from sleeping and Iā€™m worried at the things that say it may be nerve related as I couldnā€™t bare that. I donā€™t have a lot of money so regular massage isnā€™t something I want to have to do but if itā€™s proven successful for people then Iā€™ll do it. Havenā€™t seen anyone follow up with whether massage worked

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    Iā€™m a 29yr old with a dent in my outer mid thigh. It doesnā€™t hurt, no trauma and itā€™s bright white. I saw a vascular doc today as my pcp thought it was fat necrosis from vascular collapse. He said he has no idea what it is but it isnā€™t vascular. I see a dermatologist in a few days but Iā€™m thinking itā€™s localized scleroderma so a rheumatologist is my next step.

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    Does anyone have a solution for it? Surely, itā€™s great itā€™s not something malignant, but I just wouldnā€™t like it there forever. Does it disappear by itself or should you do something to treat the area? I see almost everyone is writting about their case but not much ideas on how to do anything about it… Thanks

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    Well, this is quite the post. I noticed a dent in my left quad and it freaked me out, then I realized it was caused by driving with me knee. I have a habit of steering my car with my knee if it’s a long straight road.

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    I see this is an old thread, but I wanted to post in case anyone is following up on this or someone new along with the same problem.

    My debt is a complete straigh horizontal line across my right Quad. The muscle itself is intact and completely functional. Occasionally it feels tingly or itchy but no pain. I too have a habit of leaning against something with my right thigh for long periods of time. I believe the constant pressure destroyed the natural adipose tissue underneath the muscle. If I had less that 10% body fat, I’m sure I wouldn’t notice this because the muscles, would all be as low as this dent.

    I’m actually planning to have a mommy makeover soon, and have the plastic surgeon move some fatty tissue back under my muscle. I don’t know if this will make anyone feel better, but your dent is probably the least fatty part of your body lol

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    I as well have noticed a dent in my quad and have no solutions to this yet. If anyone has info., I would be interested to hear. My dent is about half way up my quad, 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. It also causes no pain.

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      I have the same dent! This is really irritating. It’s about 3 inches above my knee (only the left one) and is about 3in wide and 1in tall. I haven’t had any injuries and it doesn’t hurt. I’m very slim and always have been so I know in this case it isn’t weight loss. I just want it to go away, it looks really funny. Someone has to have an answer…

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    Ok, is this an epidemic? I too have this ‘dent’ in both legs about 1/3 way down. No pain, no injury, just suddenly developed these twin dents. I had however, recently had a rapid weight loss prior to this development. Not due to ill health. I am slowly gaining weight at a healthy speed and wonder if i’m just ‘filling back in’? Any one else?

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    I am so relieved! I too suffer from the mysterious dent. Mine is in my right leg about 3inches up from my knee on the far right side. My trainer told me it could be a deep tissue muscle cramp. I told her I don’t feel any pain. I went to a massage therapist who rubbed it and it killed with pain! Apparently I had a big knot that she is still working out. If anyone has any other ideas let me know. I am hoping the massage will work.

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    i just googled “muscle dents,” thinking that nothing could possibly come up. And here are your posts! I too have a dent, in my right quad, about 8″ above my knee (i’m 5’2″). and it’s about 3″ x 1″. doesn’t hurt…saw a sports doc and all he could offer was that it was not a herniated muscle fascia….and otherwise was completely clueless. Suggested I keep an eye on it and if it changes drastically, to have an MRI done. the X ray he did showed no deformity to my bone.

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    Anyone ever get an answer to this question of dents in the thigh muscle? I know someone who has one as well….

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    I have this same exact problem and was wondering if anyone knew what it might be. It doesn’t hurt and I’ve never had an injury of any kind on the muscle.

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      I am so happy to find others with this weird porblem! I noticed a dent in my left quad about 5 inches above my knee, 3inches long and and 1 inch wide. Found it while shaving my legs. There is no pain, but have been bike riding more than usual, and am currently in a show where I spend a lot of time down on my right knee. Am hoping it’s a strain and will try the deep tissue massage that someone suggested. Would love more information if anyone finds more.

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    I have the same issue as well. And would be interested to hear feedback

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    Hi Anna – I too have noticed a dent has formed in my quadricep. First noticed it about a year ago. It doesn’t hurt and it hasn’t changed, so I have not done much about it. It’s nearly impossible to find a good search engine result for this on the web, unless I am looking in the wrong places! Anyway, have you come up with any good ideas? Thanks!Suzanna

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    Did any of you find anything about this… or has the condition worsened? My husband is experiencing the same thing and he’s really annoying me about it. It doesn’t appear to be serious.

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    I still have no idea and either does my doctor. I kind of just noticed it one day. I would think there must be some explanation… I am happy there are people responding here and hopefully one of us will find out. I don’t think it’s anything serious, just really weird.

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    i also have this dent in my thigh and it is a few inches above my left knee. it runs sideways on my leg and it is absolutely driving me insane. I am a bit of a hypochondriac and it is freaking me out. I have had it about 6 months that I have noticed and I have showed it to my doctor several times and she has no real explanation for it. she thinks I have hit it on something and caused muscle atrophy but I believe if I had done that I would remember hitting it and I don’t. knowing other people have it helps but I would like to know why it is there and that it is nothing serious.

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    I have a dent in my hip area that I just noticed last week.No pain now but I have had cortisone injections twice in the last 6 months for pain from a calcium deposit there.Wonder if that has anything to do with it? I was just going to call my doc for an appt to check it out.

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    I recently discovered a similar dent in my left leg, a horizontal (when standing) one across the outer thigh. I was freaking out about it a bit and went searching on the internet for possible explanations. Someone mentioned discovering that their dent was exactly at a spot where they regularly leaned against a counter. I realized that I do lean a lot against the desks at work while standing and talking to fellow employees, so I decided to go to the office to check to see if my mysterious dent fit the desks. IT WAS A PERFECT FIT! The angle was exactly right, the height was right, the part of my leg that would most often press against the desk was right. Well this other person said that the dent cleared up after consciously avoiding leaning on the counter, so I will see if mine does too! I am very glad that this is all it is! So, I would suggest thinking about what you lean on and check the fit. I bet that you will find results similar to mine.

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      BTW: The other person’s dent only cleared up after over 3 months of avoidance of leaning on the counter. So don’t expect results in a very short time.

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        You’re one of the only people who has reported that a leaning dent has gone away after several months of not leaning on the area. Thanks for that. Now I gave hope that my dent from leaning against my desk might have a chance of going away, too!

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    I also have a dent! I first noticed it after a kickboxing class, I strained both quads during exercise but I only have a dent in my left leg. I noticed that everytime I sit in my computer chair the arm of the chair fits perfectly into the dent and think that this may really be the culprit.

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    I have a real bad dent with a knot but I did get injured (kicked by my horse). The Drs. were more concerned with my finger (open fracture)so the leg didn’t really get looked at. Its been since January and the dent is still there but it doesn’t hurt unless I overdo it or press on the knot.

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    this is so odd that I even found a site like this.Unlike you all, my dent is on my shin to calf,about 4 inches above my ankle on the lateral(outside) of my left leg. It runs horizontal approx, 3 inches and is about 1 inch wide. I just noticed it less than a week ago. I have had no injury in that area but I am on my feet alot and put on a lot of “miles” at my job. But why just one leg? There is no pain but when I rub on it, it does start to ache a little. Most peculiar. Considering going to the Dr. just to be sure it isnt anything serious. Kinda freaking me out a bit and it looks weird.

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    I have a dent in my upper left thigh muscle. 3 inches long 2 wide. My Dr. had no clue what it was and referred me to an orthopedic specialist. I have an appt. on July 29th. I submitted a question to a Dr. on another internet site and he said it could be isolated muscle atrophy cause by nerve irritation. He didn’t say if it was permanent, or if there was anything I could do for it. Has anyone else heard anything from a Dr?

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    I developed the same dent 6 weeks ago. No injury, though I had been increasing the bike riding some. I had mild kneecap soreness prior. My working diagnosis is a partial tear of the quad muscle secondary to tendonitis verswus vastus lateral tear. I have some problem with peripheral nerve damage, and that may be a culprit. The right one is doing the same now, and a new small dent is forming. If the dent is ontraction of the muscles after a tear, the dent will be permanent….get used to it.

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    I have dent in my left mid-thigh I notice it about 4 months ago. It ache when I climb stars. It appears to be pulling my muscle from my knee.Please let know what you think. I went to my Dr. yesterday and he did not what it was . around the area of the dent I am losing my color.

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    This is so strange! I’m relieved to have found this many other people with the ‘quad-dent’! I just noticed a dent in my muscle about 2 weeks ago. It is a few inches below my right hip on my outer thigh. Anyone just looking at my leg wouldn’t be able to see it, but there is a very noticeable dent -or bump- when you feel it. I work out a lot but muscles on your leg don’t run horizontal so it’s been freaking me out. I just moved into my apartment about 4 weeks ago. In the bathroom we have a mirror right above the sink, and a mirror on the wall to the left… which is the mirror that I always use… This means that I am always leaning up against the sink with my right leg- I checked and it is a perfect fit! I haven’t been leaning up againt the sink for a few days now- nothing has changed yet. It seems so strange to me that something as simple as that could dent your muscle- that’s why I’m still looking this up on the internet! I’m glad that I found this site & curious to know what else anyone finds out…

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      I have the dent in the thigh thing going on also. Now after finding these posts and looking at the chair I sit in the most, the armrest fits perfectly into my dent. I lean on that armrest all the time when sitting in that chair… So we’ll see if just avoiding leaning against the armrest will clear this up eventually.

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    I am so floored that I just found this website, because I just typed in “dent in muscle” because I too have a dent in my quad! haha, It has been there for about a month, and I have no idea how it happened, just started noticing it. It is discolored and is not painful. I have been discussing it with my mother, and finally decided to look it on the internet, and I can’t believe I found all these other people that have dents in their legs. Is there any medical reason? I would like to know how I could help it go away or the cause of it. Thanks.

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      Whoa! I was hoping I had some sort of awesome muscle definition from playing softball and practicing yoga all summer/fall but looks like it’s probably from sitting “indian style” in an armed chair at work. I have a dent in both quads in the same place and have been wondering why since they don’t seem to line up with any anatomy photos I’ve seen. It does seem strange that the muscle would just mold itself around the shape of the chair or counter as others have noticed. I don’t know if I’m cinvinced but it’s good to know others are wondering the same thing.

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    I am so curious! My dent just developed the last two weeks. No pain, no discoloration, but very serious dent on right quad. I am a teacher spend lots of time on my feet. I’m going to see if I have a habit of leaning against desks and try to avoid the behavior. If the dent clears up, I’ll let you know. Strange!

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    I also have a dent. I noticed mine about 6 mos. ago. It’s about 3″ wide and 1″ high, in the middle of my left thigh, slightly tender when pushed (like a bruise) and not discolored. I asked my Doc and he had no idea. He said to let him know if it changes. I have tried to think if I lean into anything or could have injured it, but I come up with nothing. I do feel so much better knowing I’m not alone.

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    WOW! It’s good to know I’m not alone.. I have the same dent, same location, no pain. This is so disturbing. It does fit right into the bathroom counter side, but could that really be it? Does anyone have a solution? Please post if you do..

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    Same problem, same location, no pain.Possible solution:1- avoidance of leaning on the counter2- massage3- bicyclewill let you know how it works out.

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    Hi! I discovered my dent yesterday when putting on sunscreen, same location, same dimension,… Man, was I glad to read there are others like me, as I couldn’t figure out what this was. Now that I read some of your posts I figured I got this from leaning against my son’s change table! Nothing else fits (literally). So, thanks!

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    This is nuts isn’t it? I also have a dent – left (outterish) thigh about 1/3 of the way down from hip. Just appeared a few weeks ago. My husband and I are workout nuts and we both were certain the muscle was just “balled up” tense. No pain AT FIRST! After one week I started feeling a weird pressure/tightness there, then a slight ache. I chose to ignore and proceeded working out like a crazy person hoping it would work the knot out. Rather, it then felt like a second grade strain so I went ahead with the RICE (rest,ice,compression,elevation)thing. After five days hobbling around and confined to RICE – no improvement at all, I started to panic. At this point I was starting to think it was some kind of soft tissue sarcoma, and of course all internet research did was made me panic more. So I went to my doctor and he checked my reflexes (good), checked for swelling (none – just a dent), asked about numbness and tingling (none). He assured me there was no tumor. He instructed me to stretch the muscle as often as possible no matter how much it hurt. Also to do strengthening excercises – leg extensions with a weight – as many as I can. Apparently my left quad is quite weak compared to my right and an injury may have seperated the muscle causing it to ball up and cause a dent. To my surprise, the stretches which hurt something ferocious at first, help so much with the pain. After stretches my leg feels almost it old self. I still have the hideous dent and slight pressure, but it feels stronger. Anyway, I’m here to basically say, looks like there is a lot of us out there with this dent and although it is really weird and looks creepy, thankfully none of us have anything horribly wrong with us. I hope all of our dents pop back out to normal soon, but even if mine doesn’t, I’m just glad to have found this assurance that it’s just a strange muscle anamoly and not anything much worse.

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    I can’t believe I googled “dent in quad muscle” and found this site. me too, you guys. same dent, same place. and I definitely lean on that spot everyday. I just didn’t think it was possible.

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    I also cannot quite believe finding so many people with the same weird problem. My husband is a doctor and when I showed him this site he was simply astounded!My dent is also about 3 inches by 1 inch, and thanks to input from others, I checked out that it also lines up perfectly with where I lean against the bathroom bench. I am going to put a reminder note in my diary for three months time, and avoid leaning against the bench in the meantime. Thanks to all who have posted notes on this site – it is very helpful to know I am not the only one wearing a ‘dent’, and that there is something I can do which may help.

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    Hi Everyone,Turns out what I thought was something completely unique already has a club full of people! Judging from everyone’s posts, there is an overwhelming number of us do a lot of leaning! I suspected that a couple weeks ago, but brushed it off as I thought it was a ludicrous idea…However, after seeing similar patterns in all of you, it’s kinda undeniable! I have bad eyesight so I’m always leaning over the bathroom counter to brush my teeth/ wash my face/ put on makeup, etc, and sure enough, the edge of the counter fits perfectly in my quad dents. I suppose it makes sense though; women who wore corsets eventually shaped their waists to be much smaller than was biologically normal, even after their corsets were off!To the ones suggesting biking or exercises to help the dent “pop” back out from underlying muscle, I can tell you this probably won’t work… I do a ton of biking as well as a fair bit of running and weight training, and my quads are still dented! However, I remember the first time I noticed this was a few years ago, and then it kind of disappeared and I didn’t know why but now looking back I realized that in university, my apartment had one of those free-standing sinks below the mirror so I didn’t do any leaning! Sure enough, they returned when I graduated and moved back home where my bathroom has a counter which I lean on like it’s going out of style…Anyway, as I recall, it only took under 8 weeks or so to return to normal…provided you’re not doing any leaning! So I’m gonna try and be really aware of it now and stop leaning and see if these things go away. So I think we’ve solved it Good luck to all of you… I bet you all have great legs anyway šŸ˜‰

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    As everyone has said, weird, I have the same thing. I had it massaged by a therapist and she just thinks it is a pulled muscle. I have been rolling it out with a foam roller. It hurts like hell but I think it has gone down/away some. Maybe I’m nuts but it seems to work so far.

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    Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought about leaning against counters as a cause of the dent in my quad. But, it does fit perfectly with the edge of the table that I stand in front of everyday. My computer is up on a shelf on this desk because sitting hurts my back and hips. I thought running was causing my right quad to become weak and that it was related to the dent in my quad. Maybe it’s the desk! I will try not leaning against it for awhile. Wondering if it causes the limping in my right leg too (when I run)?

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    I couldn’t find Anything I lean against. But, as I was reading the posts I realized my laptop is on the dents of both legs. Coincident? I am lead to wonder.

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    Count me into this club, too! Mine: Right thigh, discovered a few weeks ago as I was shaving more often for summer. It freaks me out. I have to wonder if it has anything to do with these benign cysts my family has. I recently had one removed from my breast on the same side of my body. Also, I’ve been on 2010 ius of vitamin D a day.

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      I noticed the dent in my quad muscle two weeks ago. It runs horizontal an its cleary visible and the areas around it is now starting to become sensitive. I went to the Dr and she did a sonar and it reveald no muscle or tissue damage. What is causing this dent and how can I get rid of it?

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    does your dent have pores. mine is completely smooth without any hair. just wondering

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    i have the same thing in my bicep from a football game. does urs hurt

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    Hi I could not really find any article about ” dent in leg muscle” is there a cure for those dent with no injuri cause of it? Thanks

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    I have the same problem and noticed it about a month ago. I don’t have any pain. I have no idea what has caused this and would love to find out what the outcome was for all of you.

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