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    Glossary Traumatic Alopecia

    hair loss caused by physical damage to hair follicles

    Traumatic Alopecia, also known as Traumatic Hair Loss, refers to hair loss resulting from physical damage to the hair shaft or follicle. This can be caused by excessive pulling, brushing, or styling practices such as tight braids, chemical treatments, or heat application. The condition can lead to temporary or permanent hair loss depending on the severity and duration of the trauma.

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    1. Skin Problems of Blacks JAMA · 1976 · 6 citations
    2. Traction alopecia: the root of the problem Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2018 · 60 citations
    3. Surgical Correction of Traumatic Alopecia Marginalis or Traction Alopecia in Black Women The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1986 · 32 citations
    4. Differential diagnosis of hair loss in children. Differentialdiagnose des Haarausfalls bei Kindern Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2004 · 30 citations
    5. Extensive Traction Alopecia Attributable to Ponytail Hairstyle and Its Treatment with Hair Transplantation Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · 2005 · 44 citations
    6. Dermoscopy of Traction Alopecia in Black Scalp Patients: Insights from a Literature Review Dermatology Practical & Conceptual · 2025 · 1 citations
    7. It's not all traction: the pseudo ‘fringe sign’ in frontal fibrosing alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2015 · 39 citations
    8. Traction Alopecia Dermatologic Clinics · 2014 · 30 citations
    9. α<sub>1</sub>-AR agonist induced piloerection protects against the development of traction alopecia Dermatologic Therapy · 2015 · 5 citations
    10. Histopathology of alopecia: a clinicopathological approach to diagnosis Histopathology · 2009 · 170 citations
    11. What′s new in cicatricial alopecia? Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology · 2013 · 16 citations
    12. Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: challenges and solutions Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2016 · 37 citations
    13. Diagnostic challenges in determining alopecia areata Expert Review of Dermatology · 2013 · 1 citations
    14. Primary cicatricial alopecias Expert Review of Dermatology · 2010 · 1 citations
    15. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TRACTION ALOPECIA AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MINIA, UPPER EGYPT Ain Shams medical journal · 2023
    16. Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia InTech eBooks · 2017
    17. What’s New in the Histologic Evaluation of Alopecia and Hair-Related Disorders? Dermatologic Clinics · 2012 · 4 citations
    18. Pressure alopecia from orthodontic headgear American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 2008 · 16 citations
    19. Diagnosis and Management of Alopecia in Children Pediatric Clinics of North America · 2014 · 51 citations
    20. Hair Loss Effects and Surgical/Drug Treatments for the Alopecias Elsevier eBooks · 2012
    21. Selected topics in pediatric hair loss Expert Review of Dermatology · 2007 · 2 citations
    22. Hair and scalp disorders Medicine · 2004 · 2 citations
    23. Differential diagnosis of posterior scalp hair loss Archives of Dermatological Research · 2024 · 1 citations
    24. Hair Disorders InnovAiT · 2010 · 1 citations
    25. Trichoscopy Tips Dermatologic Clinics · 2018 · 28 citations
    26. Trichoscopic evaluation of frontal hairline recession in Egyptian female patients Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2020 · 4 citations
    27. Black women’s hair: the main scalp dermatoses and aesthetic practices in women of African ethnicity Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2015 · 32 citations
    28. Formulation of Hair Gels Based on Mango Pectin and “Makoré” Butter Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026
    29. Alternative uses of dermoscopy in daily clinical practice: An update Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2018 · 36 citations
    30. A review on Hair Loss & Damage 2016