November 13 2006, 11:12 am PT | Posted in: Age + Diseases + Female Hair Loss
My 5 year old daughter’s hair will not grow. The sides (around her ears) grow longer than the very back and top of her head. We have tried trimming it, (she does not have enough to trim any more than an 1/8 of an inch at a time), we have tried shampoos to strengthen it etc. When I run my hands through her hair, it comes out. We have taken her to a local doctor who had no answers for us. She is almost six and we are scared that this is going to become an issue with her soon. We do not know where to go at this point? Any suggestions?
There are a number of genetic diseases that could be responsible. A good dermatologist should evaluate her. An example of a genetic disease can be read about here — Gene Glitch May Up Inherited Hair Loss.
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We have a similar problem with our 6 year old daughter. It is the same length as when she was 2 1/2. The doctor just put it off, telling me to try better shampoos, etc.,. I did we spent to the tune of $85 for 1 bottle of shampoo & conditioner with no results. My hairstylist suggested that maybe she was iron defficeint, again my doctor said that she looked good, lip color and nails were good so she did not pursue it. I mentioned it to my dermatologist and the first thing he said was that she had symptoms of anemia. I called my doctor and said that I wanted an iron test. She came back with low iron. So we are still in the hoping phase with the iron medicine. I also have her on biotin from my dermatologist. Another thing is that my daughter is now 6 1/2 and has not lost a tooth. The hair problem, and delayed development of teeth are just two of several symptoms of hypothyrodism. I just read about the hypothyroidism, and I am definitely getting that test too! Best of luck, I am living your pain.
BJ
My daughter will be 5 in December she also has very little hair. It grows a little each year but very little. My peditrician also was of very little help. She is finally referring her to a dermatologist this next week. She does not appear to be losing any hair and is growing normally in every other way.
Our daughter is 6 1/2 and has the same thing. Most of her hair is not more than one inch long except for behind her ears and a small section on the top of her head. Her hair doesn’t fall out easily. She didn’t have more than fuzz on her head or get eyebrows until she was two. She was born 6 wks early and within a week had a tooth come in. She had almost all of her baby teeth before that tooth came back in. She just lost her first tooth yesterday and it was that same one. She has had a hair sample tested when she was 5 and it came back “normal”. She also had her iron tested with normal results. We are in the process of getting a second opinion from another dermotoglist. I believe it is a genetic disease and after we get the second opinion, I will request a referal to a genetist. She is otherwise very healthy and extremely smart.
I feel so much better finding at least a few people that share our problem. My daughter who just turned four, has about two inches of hair. It looks like normal hair, there just isn’t much of it! It is much shorter on the top, front and sides than on the crown and in the back. She looks like she has a mullet almost! Bless her heart. We were finally referred to a pediatric dermatologist - appt. in two weeks. Email me if you want to chat more - clearlyclardy@sbcglobal.net
my four year old son started losing hair. Six months ago his nails started falling out but soon after somedays it started growing back. Should I be worried?