Traction Alopecia
Hair loss from years of pulling by tight styles
Traction alopecia is a type of alopecia or hair loss caused by a chronic pulling force being applied to the hair. It commonly results from a person frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight ponytail, pigtails, or braids with increased likelihood when hair is chemically relaxed as this compromises the hair shaft's tensile strength resulting in hair breakage. Traction alopecia causes a recession of the hairline due to chronic traction, which is characterized by a fringe along the marginal hairline on physical exam. Diagnosis is clinical and treatment directed at cessation of the chronic traction, while cosmeses, with surgical restoration is reserved for severe cases with scarring fibrosis.
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- Marginal Traction Alopecia: Hair Care Practices, Severity Score and Trichoscopic Features in Lagos, Nigeria.
- A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Hair Loss in Children and Adolescents
- Hair casts are a dermoscopic clue for the diagnosis of traction alopecia
- Updates in the understanding and treatments of skin & hair disorders in women of color
- Bitemporal hair loss related to traction alopecia
- Annual Convention in the Time of COVID
- The “Fringe Sign” - A useful clinical finding in traction alopecia of the marginal hair line
- Low-dose oral minoxidil improves hair density in traction alopecia
- Traction Alopecia due to 'Hair Extension'
- Traction Folliculitis with Hair Casts and Alopecia
- Epidemiology, Behavioral Determinants, Symptom Burden, and Severity of Traction Alopecia Among Ghanaian Women: A Cross‐Sectional Study
- Novel Potential Histologic Clues to Mechanical Alopecia: A Comparative Study of Traction Alopecia, Trichotillomania, and Approximately Age/Gender Matched Controls
- When Dermatologic Recommendations Conflict With Patient Hair Preferences: Counseling Hijab-Wearing Patients With Traction Alopecia
- Religious and Cultural Head Coverings and Risk of Traction Alopecia: A Systematic Review
- The Cost of the Curl: Wig‐Induced Hair Loss in Pediatric Irish Dancers
- The Significance of Proper Care for Textured Hair on Inpatient Psychiatric Units
- Feasibility of a culturally tailored traction alopecia prevention curriculum in a diverse urban middle school: a pilot study
- Sebaceous Extrusion Sign: A Novel Histopathologic Clue in Traction Alopecia
- The need for African dermatology guidelines—Steps towards equitable care
- Community Outreach for Hair Loss Education: A Pilot Feasibility Study
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- Treating traction alopecia for over a year
- In the case of traction alopecia, does minoxidil have to be used forever?
- Does finasteride help with traction alopecia as well?
- is traction alopecia a thing?
- Is continuous minox/fin use necessary for traction alopecia?
- Would a Derma roller help with hair loss from traction alopecia/scarring?
- Alternative Healing Methods for Traction Alopecia?