It doesn’t matter the cause or treatment plan,hair loss can be devastating to a child’s emotional health and self-esteem. Children who are arguing hair loss due to alopecia areata, trichotillomania, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or other causes can have an extremely difficult time adjusting to life without hair. In addition to a loss of self-confidence, these children often are ridiculed or bullied due to their baldness or thinning hair.
While your child is undergoing medication, one of the best ways to help her deal with the emotional impact of the hair loss is by wearing a wig. Kids just want their hair back and a wig can do that temporarily until their real hair regrows.
“Children are very sensitive about their view, especially when they are going to school; they try to be more careful about their wig wearing. The hair has to be good quality, as natural as possible, as if it were their own hair”.
Many parents are troubled that wigs won’t be able to withstand a child’s active lifestyle. “Kids are very active so they need something that they can feel very protected in and that feels like their own hair,” Khanis says. “For their cases, Follea has a Gripper Sport wig, which they can be very active in without worrying that it will come off. The Gripper wigs stay securely in place with medical grade silicone tabs, and do not require adhesives that can irritate the skin.”
Before purchasing a wig, try to get a prescription for the wig from your child’s doctor — it may be covered by your insurance. Remember that quality materials when it comes to a wig. A visible, unnatural wig may cause your child to be ridiculed even more by classmates and peers.
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland found at the front of the neck. It produces hormones that regulate many processes throughout the body. If the gland makes too much or too little thyroid hormone, the hair growth cycle can cause hesitate. But hair loss is rarely the only sign of a thyroid problem. Other symptoms consist weight gain or loss, sensitivity to cold or heat, and changes in heart rate.
2) Alopecia Areata Alopecia areata causes hair to fall out in startling patches. The convict is the body’s own immune system, which mistakenly attacks healthy hair follicles. In most cases, the damage is not stable. The missing ground usually grow back in six months to a year. In rare cases, people may lose all of the hair on their scalp and body.
3) Ringworm When ringworm affects the scalp, the fungus triggers a distinct pattern of hair loss — itchy, round bald patches. Bald fields can appear scaly and red. Ringworm of the scalp is treated with antifungal medication. The fungus is easily spread by direct contact, so family members should be checked for symptoms, too.
4) Childbirth Some women may attention their hair seems fuller during pregnancy. That’s thanks to high levels of hormones that keep resting hairs from falling out as they normally would. But it doesn’t last forever. After childbirth, when hormone levels return to normal, those strands fall out quickly. This can mean a surprising amount of hair loss at one time. It may take up to two years for hair to return to normal.
5) The Pill A little known side effect of birth control pills is the potential for hair loss. The hormones that crush ovulation can cause hair to thin in some women, particularly those with a family history of hair fall. Sometimes hair loss begins when you stop taking the pill. Other drugs linked to hair loss have blood thinners and medicines that treat high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, and depression.
6) Crash Diets You can lose more than weight with a crash diet. People may notice hair fall 3-6 months after losing more than 15 pounds, but hair should regrow on its own with a healthy diet. Be prepared to shed some locks if your diet is very low in protein or too high in vitamin A.
7) Tight Hairstyles It’s no myth: Wearing cornrows or tight ponytails may confuse the scalp and cause hair to fall out. The same is true of using tight rollers. Let your hair down, and it should grow back normally. Be aware that long-term use of these styles can cause scarring of the scalp and stable hair shading.
8) Cancer Treatment Hair loss is an infamous side effect of two cancer treatments: chemo and radiation therapy. In their inquiry to kill cancer cells, both treatments can harm hair follicles, triggering dramatic hair loss. But the damage is almost always short-lived. Once the therapy is finished, hair usually grows back.
9) Extreme Stress Extreme physical or emotional stress can cause a sudden shedding of one-half to three-quarters of the hair on your head. Examples include: • Serious illness or major surgery • Trauma involving blood loss • Severe emotional trauma The shedding may last six to eight months.
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