I am a female of 15 years of age and have traction alopecia because I tie my hair back too tightly and have been doing it for 4-5 years-if I change my hairstyle, will my hair grow back

Traction alopecia is hair loss that is caused by long term hair pulling and breakage due to very tight ponytail, hair weaves and cornrows. Depending on the stage that the hair loss caused by Traction Alopecia has reached, it is possible to grow some hair back and stop any further hair loss as long as no further tension is applied to the areas.Very often traction alopecia is not reversible because the follicle is destroyed. However, at your young age, this may not be the case. The doctor recommended seeing a hair specialist who may want to put you on 2% Minoxidil to try to help the hair grow back. If all else fails, transplantation will be the next option. Good luck and please don’t go back to the tightly pulled hairstyles!

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