Traction Alopecia 👩‍🦲 👨‍🦲…

Alopecia: simply is the loss of hair all over the body or on the head alone.

This can be temporary or permanent. Common causes include

Old age • Stress • Autoimmune diseases • Hereditary •Thyroid disease • Traction.

There is no cure for Alopecia yet but different curative methods exist and these focus on slowing the rate of hair loss or improving growth of new hair .

Today we are going to Focus on Traction Alopecia as this can be prevented and is caused by how hair is manipulated..

What is Traction Alopecia?

Let’s break it down , Having defined Alopecia above , I would explain what traction is .

Traction is the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface.

There by Traction Alopecia is Hair loss from continuous tight pulling of hair.

These might be from

1. Braids and weaves that are too tight.

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2. Pulling hair into buns that are too tight .

3. Excessive gripping of hair while combing, washing or styling .

Note 📝

Some of us . Yes I use the the word us 😌, are not blessed with full nice hair lines (edges) …

So we make use of what we have! These implies there are certain hair styles that aren’t meant for us and I advice you let it be so, as continuous stress on your edges will lead to more hair loss.. I mean .. don’t make your condition worse than it already is 😘..

When your stylist insist on braiding every hair on your head as most of them do , also remember to stand your ground and refuse .

Leave the edges alone . Thank God for gels just lay them down to rest 🙂…

On the issue of gel , avoid glues . Use gel and not glue . And for those who use glue to hold their weaves down , Do not , I repeat Do not yank off these weaves from your heads as strands of hair always goes with it .. Continuously doing this will leave you bald .

🦋Advice .

Manipulate hair with care

Only go for styles that would work with your hair distribution

In order not to have a bun too tight , put a finger along with hair , when taking the hand around . Or , looses the bun a little when you are done . This will create space when you are done .

Do not tie your scarf too tight , pull or righting the elastic band starting from the edges my naturalistas know what I mean or use very tight head bands.

And if you already notice some hair loss , do not panic as following these step might cause or help you grow your hair back .

Never forget.

It’s wrong to make fun of people suffering from hair loss.

Always be kind and encouraging.

You can alway visit a doctor if you need medical advise and help .

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