In general, traction alopecia is considered permanent hair loss, particularly if it has been present more than a year. Some women try Rogaine with mixed success, and some women go through hair transplant procedures, which work very well. Every case is different.
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I would think that it is almost impossible to reduce the blood supply enough in that area to produce ischemic changes. The fact that your hair is thin there could be the result of constant rubbing of your eyeglasses if they are as tight as you seem to think. Get glasses that don’t rub and […]
The band you are using does not appear tight. If that is correct, I would doubt that this would be a problem.
A beanie can theoretically cause traction alopecia if you wear it all the time and the beanie is either too tight or fixed with a set of clips at the same location each time it is used. This is all within reasonable limits. If you notice the irritation then it isn’t a good sign. You […]
I wouldn’t expect Rogaine (minoxidil) to regrow either frontal hairlines or hair loss caused by traction alopecia. It’s possible that it could cause hair growth in areas where there wasn’t significant hair previously, though.
If the hair is heavily miniaturized, it may cause some hair loss, since that massage looks pretty rough. With a good head of hair, I would imagine that the massage would feel wonderful.
I have never seen a true keloid in the scalp. If I were your doctor, I’d perform a series of biopsies to determine if you form keloids in the scalp. I would wait 8 months… and then if you did not develop keloids, I would consider doing hair transplants on you. I don’t know what […]
If you had hair extensions and developed traction alopecia from the tight constant pulling, nothing short of a hair transplant will fix it. Most women do not go completely bald unless that have specific conditions like alopecia totalis. Rogaine can cause hair loss when you first start using it, but it is not a permanent […]
I doubt that “massaging” your beard would cause traction alopecia. You would have to be constantly pulling on the beard to the point that it sags your face. As people age their body hairs change in general. I do not know the cause of your beard thinning. As much as we treat scalp hair loss, […]
Steroid injections into the scalp for treating traction alopecia makes zero sense to me. As you found out, the cortisone shots could even cause more hair loss. This loss could be permanent, but only time will tell. It could take up to a year or so for regrowth to be seen. If no growth is […]
First and foremost, fear should not be a factor when you are dealing with hair loss. You need to empower yourself and find a reason — even a medical diagnosis. I do not know if you have traction alopecia, but constant pulling on the hair from hair extensions may cause it. There may be other […]
I think you are confused about balding issues. Male pattern baldness (MPB) is genetic to that particular trait. Traction alopecia is hair loss from pulling on your hair. It has nothing to do with MPB and many people (usually with a tight braids hairstyle) will see traction loss without any other patterned genetic balding. In […]
Are you losing hair along the outer rim of the pony tail area? If not, then don’t worry. It’s all a matter of perspective. I can’t put a number to it. If you feel excessive pulling, then don’t keep the hair that tightly pulled.
It might be easy to ask, but it’s not that easy to answer. I don’t know what your traction alopecia was caused by or how long you’ve seen the thinning going on for. Without an examination, I couldn’t tell you if the hair loss will progress or not. Sorry.
You’ve likely seen your dermatologist by now and have a better idea of the degree of your hair loss, but I hope these answers to your questions help a bit. Yes. Transplanted hair will grow to the same length as the hair in the back of your head, since that is where the hair is […]
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