Why is my child losing a piece of hair?

We know that sometimes we lose hair one by one, not in clumps. But some children will lose patches of hair, which is very ugly, and parents are also very worried, fearing that there will be problems with their children's health. What exactly happened when a child lost a piece of hair? Why does this happen? Let us find out through the following content!

It may be alopecia areata, a sudden localized patchy hair loss disease. It is related to long-term anxiety, worry, sadness, mental tension and emotional instability.

The disease is often discovered accidentally or by others, with no subjective symptoms. In a few cases, there may be mild abnormal sensations in the affected area in the early stages of the disease.

At the beginning, there is one or several circular or oval hair loss areas with clear boundaries, which are about 1 to 2 cm in diameter. There are often some loose and easy-to-fall-off hair at the edge of the hair loss area, some of which have been broken, and the hair at the proximal end often atrophies. If the hair is pulled out, you can see that the hair is thick on the top and thin on the bottom, like an exclamation mark, and the hair pigment at the bottom is also lost. This phenomenon is a sign of progression. The hair loss continues to increase, and each piece also expands and can merge with each other to form irregular shapes. If it continues to progress, it may be completely bald. In severe cases, eyebrows, eyelashes, armpit hair, pubic hair and body vellus hair also fall off, which is called universal alopecia.

Hair loss can also stop. At this time, the area of ​​hair loss will no longer expand, and the hair on the edges will be firmer and not easy to pull out. After several months, the hair will grow gradually or rapidly. Some patients will first grow white hair, which will then gradually become thicker, darker, and longer and become normal hair.

The scalp of a person with hair loss is normal, smooth, and non-inflamed. Sometimes it looks thinner and slightly concave. This is due to the disappearance of hair and hair roots, not actual thinning of the scalp.

Through the introduction above, I believe you already know what happens when a child loses a piece of hair! This is mostly due to alopecia areata, but the cause is not very clear and is mostly related to the mind. Therefore, parents should not only pay attention to their children's physical health, but also pay attention to their children's mental health. They should ensure that both their body and mind are healthy, so that children can grow up healthily and happily.