Hair Loss. Is this your child's symptom? Hair loss in patches or throughout the scalp The missing hairs can be broken off or just fall out The medical term for hair loss is alopecia Causes Common causes of hair loss are listed below. Most don't usually require medical treatment. Ringworm of the Scalp.
This is the main cause of patchy hair loss that needs medical treatment. Your child's doctor will prescribe a medicine to treat ringworm of the scalp. It's taken by mouth. Newborn Hair Loss. The hair of many newborns falls out during the first few months of life. This baby hair is replaced by permanent hair.
Rubbing or Friction. Babies can rub off a patch of hair on the back of the head. This most commonly occurs in infants 3 to 6 months old. It is a result of friction during head-turning against a firm surface. Examples are crib mattresses, playpens, and infant seats. The hair grows back once the baby starts sitting up. Also called friction alopecia or pressure alopecia. Healthy Living. Safety and Prevention.
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There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. Follow Us. Back to Top. Chronic Conditions. Common Surgical Procedures. In others, the hairs fall out quickly, leaving your child cue-ball bald.
Both scenarios are normal. A hair follicle is part of the skin from which hair strands grow. At birth, some of the follicles are typically in the resting phase called the telogen phase and others are in the growing phase anagen phase. But certain factors can accelerate the telogen phase, causing hair to shed: enter hormones. But after birth, those hormones drop, triggering hair loss in your baby — and even yourself.
One theory is that this stress may contribute to telogen effluvium and hair loss. Experts recommend placing babies on their backs to sleep to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome , or SIDS. Hair loss of this nature is called neonatal occipital alopecia or simply friction alopecia.
These hair-thinned patches will start to fill in when babies can roller over, usually by the end of the seventh month. Interestingly, a study looked at neonatal occipital alopecia and suggested still another explanation. They concluded that it tends to most often affect babies:. Still, the long-standing assumption that all the time infants spend with their head against different surfaces is the most accepted explanation for friction alopecia.
Most mild cases of cradle cap resolve on their own in a few weeks, though it can persist for as long as a few months and still be totally normal and harmless. Call off the exterminators! It may cause hair loss and often a red, scaly, ring-like rash is seen on the scalp. This is a skin condition that leads to patchy bald spots on the head. Alopecia areata is caused by a defect in the immune system that causes it to attack and destroy healthy hair cells.
You may be able to help reduce hair loss from friction by giving your baby more tummy time — but always put them to sleep on their backs until they turn 1 and they can reliably roll over from back to stomach and stomach to back by themselves. Put the pint-size hairpiece down.
The vast majority of babies will regrow their lost hair in a matter of months.
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