What is it?
- When the hair is constantly being pulled, hence then falling out.
- Tight headwear is used in the same way every day.
- It can be hair on head, eye lashes, beards and/or body.
- Over time, however, hair follicles can become irreversibly damaged so that the hair does not regrow.
Cause
- Certain hairstyles:
- Constant use of tight bands
- Repeated pulling or braiding
- Hair extensions or weaves.-Extensions are glued or tightly tied to the base of the hair, which may cause tension at the hair roots.
- Hair relaxers and other chemical treatments
- Using extensions and relaxers together
- Headwear (helmets or tight elastic headbands)
- Hair accessories (hair slides or grips that are worn in the same way every day)
- Very long hair
- Trichotillomania (in which compulsive hair pulling and twisting can cause bald spots)
Symptoms
- When hair is constantly being pulled?
- Receding hairline typically around the forehead, temples, or nape?
- Small pimples appear on the scalp or at the base of braids?
- Redness, itching, and ulcers on the scalp?
- Hair parting widens?
- Patches of thin or broken hair in places where the hair has been under strain?
- Patches of shiny, scarred skin in more advanced cases?
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