December 2024 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Traction alopecia reduces hair density and thickness; proper hair care can help prevent it.
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September 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that traction alopecia risk was higher in adults than children and increased further when traction was combined with chemically relaxed hair.
January 2007 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” This thesis presents a review and cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of specific scalp disorders among Africans, examining potential links with hairstyles and proposing a new severity scoring system for traction alopecia.
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September 2008 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study describes patients with moderate to severe scarring alopecia of the scalp margin and suggests that traction is not the sole cause for this condition, as half of the patients had no history of harsh hairstyling practices.
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June 2019 in “Dermatopathology” This study found poor agreement among dermatopathologists in identifying and grading fibrosis in traction alopecia, suggesting the need for better diagnostic methods for early fibrosis detection.
