Posts Tagged ‘traction alopecia’
Traction Hair Loss From Braiding
This 52 year old female underwent treatment for severe hair breakage and traction alopecia on the sides of her scalp. She then underwent treatment with topical betamethasone, intralesional kenalog injectons, and oral doxycycline and spironolactone.
Read MoreTraction Alopecia Case Study
This 35 year old woman had longstanding hair loss over the sides or edges of the scalp since she was age 15. She reported a history of tight braids and had been unable to regrow the hair with medical therapy. Dr. Rogers and her team transplanted a total of 1,360 1-4 hair follicular units from…
Read MoreBobby Pin Alert!
Public Service Announcement: If you love bobby pins, they may not love you! This 55 year old female had a long history of wearing bobby pins to clip up her hair in the same spot on top of her head. Unfortunately, it resulted in a localized patch of traction alopecia. This type of hair loss can…
Read MoreTraction Alopecia – Hairline Edges Correction Case Study
This is a 34 year old female who developed long-standing traction alopecia after wearing very tight ponytails as a young girl. This caused hair loss along the edges of her hairline and temporal region. She underwent a session of 1400 1-4 hair follicular units, harvested via FUT (strip) harvesting and had amazing growth at just…
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