Rapunzel Alopecia: A Peculiar Form of Non-Marginal Traction Alopecia Secondary to Excessively Long Hair
January 2020
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Skin appendage disorders
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TLDR Long hair can cause hair loss due to constant pulling.
The document discussed traction alopecia (TA), a scarring alopecia in children and adolescents caused by chronic tensile forces on the hair. It highlighted that TA could result from various tightly pulling hairstyles, including braids, ponytails, cornrows, dreadlocks, and weaves, as well as from using rollers, hair extensions, or chemical relaxers.
