The art of prevention: It’s too tight—Loosen up and let your hair down

Traction alopecia is prevalent in patients of color. Its significance in clinical practice may be underemphasized due to the transient nature of the condition; however, it has the potential to become permanent and cause significant psychosocial distress. Understanding of afro-textured hair and cultu...

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Autores principales: Mayo, Tiffany T., Callender, Valerie D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8072502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33937486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.01.019
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description Traction alopecia is prevalent in patients of color. Its significance in clinical practice may be underemphasized due to the transient nature of the condition; however, it has the potential to become permanent and cause significant psychosocial distress. Understanding of afro-textured hair and cultural practices, as well as early recognition and treatment, provides an opportunity to prevent permanent traction alopecia and long-term sequelae.
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spelling pubmed-80725022021-04-29 The art of prevention: It’s too tight—Loosen up and let your hair down Mayo, Tiffany T. Callender, Valerie D. Int J Womens Dermatol Review Traction alopecia is prevalent in patients of color. Its significance in clinical practice may be underemphasized due to the transient nature of the condition; however, it has the potential to become permanent and cause significant psychosocial distress. Understanding of afro-textured hair and cultural practices, as well as early recognition and treatment, provides an opportunity to prevent permanent traction alopecia and long-term sequelae. Elsevier 2021-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8072502/ /pubmed/33937486 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.01.019 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr The art of prevention: It’s too tight—Loosen up and let your hair down
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title_short The art of prevention: It’s too tight—Loosen up and let your hair down
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.01.019
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