June 14 2007, 10:31 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
Hello the question i have is about my six year old son. He fell and hit his head causing a large bump. After the swelling went down we noticed his hair fell out in the same spot. Is this normal and should we be concerned? I greatly appreciate any feed back.
Any trauma on the scalp skin can force hair follicles to enter the telogen (resting) phase. The telogen phase may last up to 6 months, so you should expect that your son start growing the lost hair back in about 3 to 6 months in that area. I am assuming that there is no laceration which caused a scar.
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my 14 year old son got a big zit looking bump on the side of his head. possibly a ingrown hair? it was very painfull. i tried to sqeeze on it to get out any fluid to reduce size and help heal. now he has a little scab there but a circle the size of a dime is bald all around the spot and very obvious what can i do to grow that hair back?please help ?