Tight Braids = Bald Spots?

[Lilly Chambers]

Re: Tight Braids = Bald Spots?

I brought up the receding aspect of the conversation because that woman from Essence,is recede her hair recede (an no bodda ask me how me know)cause some post in this thread implied that it was the tight braids that caused her "situation."

[Nunya]

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An my point is, if she already ha dat deh problem, wha mek she haffi wear dem tight braids deh 24/7????? Ah mean, dat mek sense???

btw, mi couldn' si de pic....

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lilly Chambers</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I brought up the receding aspect of the conversation because that woman from Essence,is recede her hair recede (an no bodda ask me how me know)cause some post in this thread implied that it was the tight braids that caused her "situation." </div></div>

i didn't imply.. I stated..so yu saying Suzanne Taylor hair recede naturally an just happen to follow the pattern a har braids? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70456-eyebrows.gif[/img] an I've see this on women in person

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nunya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">An my point is, if she already ha dat deh problem, wha mek she haffi wear dem tight braids deh 24/7????? Ah mean, dat mek sense???

btw, mi couldn' si de pic.... </div></div>

yu seet..

copy an paste the properties into yu browser...gawn gu look fe a next wan

[tsophra]

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[Nunya]

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Wow! at the right angle she'd appear bald...

[tsophra]

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me neva si no woman's hair naturally recede dat drastically...not saying it cyaan happen ..just neva seet... [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bubble.gif[/img] me even se woman wid male pattern baldness..but dis [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

[Nunya]

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I wondered what she looked like as a girl - if her hairline had always been thus... couldn't find a pic, but I did see where she said she'd been wearing her hair like this for over 25 years [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek2.gif[/img]

[ILP]

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on various weave websites, the above states that tight braids (when she just arrived in holliweird) is why she has turned to weaves.

[ILP]

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[ILP]

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[Gen]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yeah..i'm sure everyone knoes that some peoples hairline recede on its own..but this is a convo 'bout braids..no? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] </div></div>


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[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nunya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wondered what she looked like as a girl - if her hairline had always been thus... couldn't find a pic, but I did see where she said she'd been wearing her hair like this for over 25 years [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek2.gif[/img] </div></div>

i looked for the same and no it was not always like dat..memba she always have har pic on Essence's editors page

[Nunya]

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huh? I can't recall ever seeing her hair done any differently... or do you mean that her hairline was lower? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]

[tsophra]

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yes..me mean the hairline was lower...me memba discussing its progression to the back wid friends yrs ago...anyway me find dis when me was looking fe old pics of har

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hair loss among Black women has reached near epidemic proportions. “I see at least five women every day with this concern,” says dermatologist Susan Taylor, director of Society Hill Dermatology in Philadelphia. Different from hair breakage, in which the hair snaps off, loss occurs when “the hair comes out from the root, leaving patches with no hair, or alternatively, if there is still hair, the density is markedly less, and you can see the scalp through the hair,” explains Taylor.

Many Black women suffer from what doctors call traction alopecia. Tight hairstyles—braids, weaves, ponytails and cornrows—worn over long periods of time pull on the hair, causing the natural hairline to recede.

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, another condition common among Black women, is characterized by circle-shaped balding at the crown toward the front of the head. Many dermatologists blame this condition on the sometimes outrageous things we do to our hair with tension, heat and chemicals. Other forms of hair loss include female pattern baldness, a hereditary condition, and alopecia areata, random quarter-size bald patches throughout the scalp, which can be caused by stress.

In addition, pregnancy, certain medications, hormonal imbalances and thyroid malfunction can cause hair to fall out. The good news: Taking a proactive approach can improve your situation, and there are scientific options that can make a difference.

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