Different hairstyles create some impact on your hairs. Hairstyling is the most cause of traction alopecia, it can also follow vigorous combing or brushing, including nit combing.Traction alopecia is the hair loss that occurs after persistent gentle pulling on the roots over several hours or days.
Even tight ponytails can produce traction alopecia, In addition the tight curls affect how the hair is anchored into the follicle beneath the skin surface. Hairstyles to control the curl such as braiding and straightening can also lead to mechanical forces being applied to the hair root which cause the hair bulb to gradually separate from the follicle.
When hair is pulled back in a ponytail, the hairs at the margins of the scalp tend to receive the greatest tensile force and hair loss becomes most noticeable on the scalp margins and the outermost hairs of the braid. These hairs are lost first, producing a receding hairline and widening of the part lines. Prolonged tension leads to inflammation around the hair follicles that may ultimately produce scarring and lead to permanent hair loss.
Even tight ponytails can produce traction alopecia, In addition the tight curls affect how the hair is anchored into the follicle beneath the skin surface. Hairstyles to control the curl such as braiding and straightening can also lead to mechanical forces being applied to the hair root which cause the hair bulb to gradually separate from the follicle.
When hair is pulled back in a ponytail, the hairs at the margins of the scalp tend to receive the greatest tensile force and hair loss becomes most noticeable on the scalp margins and the outermost hairs of the braid. These hairs are lost first, producing a receding hairline and widening of the part lines. Prolonged tension leads to inflammation around the hair follicles that may ultimately produce scarring and lead to permanent hair loss.
Traction eases hairs out of the follicle and patients in the early stages of androgenetic alopecia are more susceptible to traction alopecia.
Ponytails produce frontal or parietal hair loss. Tight braiding in cornrows produces a marginal or central alopecia with widening of the part lines. Twisting hair into a bun on the top of the head can produce a horseshoe alopecia in the centre of the scalp.
People with traction alopecia should visit to the dermatologist for assessment, as many have associated early androgenetic alopecia which requires separate treatment.
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