July 26 2007, 9:34 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes + Repair
My son dove head-first into a swimming pool, and he grazed the bottom of the pool with his head/face. He seems to have lost some hair(about 1/2″ diameter) from his hairline just above his forehead.I feel VERY fortunate that he didn’t break his neck, but do you think his hair will grow back after the wound heals?
Maybe! It is difficult to say. A significant wound may have damaged the hair follicles and your son may have a bald spot on the area of trauma, but usually such trauma will produce only temporary hair loss. I would wait 8 months to see if hair will grow. If hair does not grow, he may be a candidate for a small hair transplant procedure.
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