Hello! I work as a doctor for 21 years. My name is George O. Sapego. This article will tell something useful to traction alopecia.
Alopecia - hair loss is. Traction alopecia - hair loss is due to hair pulling. Traction alopecia is usually on the front and side of the head, but you can pull your hair not only on the scalp, but also anywhere.
If long enough to pull the hair follicles, the hair will fall out. This does not mean that the hair torn out by the roots. It's all more complicated.
For traction alopecia does not necessarily walk through Africa with dreadlocks on his head. Anyone can get sick anywhere. Any hairstyle with hair utyagivaniem, pigtails, ponytails and bagels, all of which can result in loss.
Some braids his beard with the same effect.
case of traction alopecia was observed in the eight-month baby.
We noticed that predispose to the loss of chemical relaxers, hair straighteners.
Before the hair will fall out, usually there are any symptoms of pain, pimples and scabs on his head.
No one still did not understand the mechanism of traction alopecia.
From frequent jerking hair inflammation appears around the hair follikolov. Follicles from this ill, and the hair becomes thin, vellus and rare.
At first, it looks not so bad. If you stop pulling her hair, the inflammation goes away. If not stop, the changes become irreversible. Follicles die and no longer live.
When the follicles become inflamed, they turn into red bumps (sometimes with pus). Hair becomes smaller, they become thinner. There are islands of baldness.
Most often, the hair drawn on his forehead and over his ears.
While hair is not too sypyatsya, you may notice pimples and pustules on the skin of the scalp. There is still a chance to stop the process. People usually do, and say that they were "spots in the head." The skin of the scalp then becomes red and itchy. When you see this, it is immediately clear that a person somehow pulls hair.
symptom fringe
This thin short hair that remain on-line growth. Usually it is clearly visible on his forehead. It is necessary to raise a bang, and beneath it is a fringe of feeble volosenok.
If the hair combs upward in a bun or bagel, the loss can be on the back of his head. This is unusual, because at the back we have the most robust and insensitive to the hormone hair.
From sophisticated hair and tangles can form on the head bald spots bizarre. Just on the line partings.
Plugs on the hair
If the hair were white cork, it means that the balding process continues.
These unfortunate stopper someone takes for lice nits.
Still some irresponsible trichologists say it sebum of oily scalp. And then they start to smear people's heads.
In fact, these plugs are made of keratin. It's not fat, but a piece of chapped skin, torn out of the hair follicle. That is a cap, torn with a weak hair follicles. And it is a sign that the follicle is sick, and the balding process continues.
You have one year
On average, irreversible changes on the scalp occur in a year. During this time, you need to have time to consult a dermatologist and begin treatment.
It is important to observe basic rules:
- Hairstyle should not bring pain. If something hurts and pulls, you should immediately remove it.
- If some gum and barrettes tear out your hair, then you need to give them up.
- We can not allow the scalp redness and the appearance of pimples. If something appears, it is necessary to change the hair style to a more schadaschuyu.
- Braids and weaving have to wear as little as possible.
- Can not be combined relaxants straighteners with drawing hairstyles.
- Massage does not help to stimulate hair growth, so it does not rub.
Be sure to contact your dermatologist. Now divorced many trichologists that can run into the impostor. So go to a hospital.
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