I'm trying to add images but can only figure out how to attach the initial image I posted... I'm not very familiar with online forums. If someone can talk me through adding photos I'd be happy to post pictures of the terrarium, but in the meantime here are some further details:
it's a 60 gallon tank with a washable eco carpet substrate. There's a variety of wooden furniture as well as a climbable back wall. My beardie is about 14/15 inches nose to tail tip and the temperature gradients in the terrarium range from 80 or so degrees in the shadier corners to 120 degrees in the warmest area (directly under the heat lamp) and 107 in the spot where he normally basks. The heat lamp itself is approx. 8 inches from the basking log which at its highest point sits a little lower than halfway up the height of the terrarium. He typically stays in the middle of that log (in the 107 degree area) but he has on occasion sat up against the back wall with his hind legs on the log and his nose pointing toward the heat lamp. That's usually a position he sleeps in though so the light isn't typically on at that time. The spot on his head has been changing size and color the past couple days, sometimes looking small and nondescript and sometimes looking more like the original photo, bright gray surrounded by bright orange. He hasn't been rubbing his head on anything as far as I can tell, and his behavior is still normal/he doesn't mind me touching the discolored area. The burn seems possible but I've been watching him carefully all day and have witnessed just in the last 6 hours a variation in size and color that doesn't appear to correlate to his position in the tank.
I've sent a picture to the breeder as well and he doesn't think it's cause for immediate concern, but second/third/fourth opinions are still appreciated. Thank so much!