The Huffington Post Australia spoke to the David Salinger, director of the worldwide Association of Trichologists, on the subjects of man buns and hair loss.
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“There are lots of men who wear man buns and don’t get traction alopecia”. “Traction alopecia in men is becoming more common”, she told Mic. Man-buns, despite how chic many believe them to be, are partly to blame for the newfound prevalence of this issue for men.
‘I see it probably once or twice a week.
“They’re putting traction on the hair follicles that the hair is not really meant to take”, Sullivan said, adding the behavior could lead to follicle death plus permanent scarring.
Sure, traction alopecia is a thing. Over time, you lose hair along the hair line and down the sides of the face.
The follicle is pulled – creating tension along it and down to the root, damaging the root and pulling it out. Sweet! Except not so much, because your style choice might be making you bald and pretty soon you’ll have nothing to show on your head except a couple of scraggly hairs you tried to grow back with Rogaine. Keep your buns and ponies loose!
Traction alopecia has been documented in people wearing extremely tight hairstyles – think tiny braids, heavy hair extensions, or weaves, the kind that reveals the scalp.
Like Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s hair, “man buns” are the subject of fierce disagreement these days.
While traction alopecia has traditionally been a problem most seen in women, the rise in popularity of the top knot and man bun has resulted in men opening themselves up to the condition, as well.
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Mic reports that doctors are warning that the trendy man bun (popularized by Jared Leto, who has also gone short recently) is leading to early hair loss in men across the country. “The idea is not to pull so tight”, she says.
