I think my hair is thinning. What should I do?(Ask Doctor Cory)

Children's Digest, March, 1998 by SerVaas, Cory

Dear Katrina:

Sometimes hair loss in young girls is

caused by braiding or pulling the hair

too tight. Also, stressful experiences,

particularly an illness or a high fever,

can speed up hair loss for a while. This

usually happens a few weeks after the

stressful experience. Patches of

baldness can also appear in children for

other reasons; sometimes there is an

underlying medical or nutritional cause.

If you notice such patches, your doctor

should see you to determine a cause.

Remember that just because you see

hair falling out when you comb doesn't

mean you're losing an abnormal

amount. Although this can be a

hair-raising experience, it's very...

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