Hair Extensions Cause Baldness

Hair Care

oi-Staff

By Staff

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 10:32

Looking pretty comes with a price tag. This time it is the hair extensions that are causing serious concerns. According to experts, extensions that are attached to the natural hair by glue may lead to permanent baldness.

The researchers from American and Italian universities have declared that hair extensions lead to serious scalp damage, as they put too much tensions on the follicles. This causes the follicles to inflame leading to a disorder known as alopecia. The hair falls out and causes patchy baldness, reports the Daily Star.

The problem came into public view when Victoria Beckham was photographed with a sizeable bald

patch after years of sporting false hair. The trend is also frequently followed by Paris Hilton . The other celebrities noticed to have thinning hair after years of dependence on extensions are Kate Beckinsale, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears .

The experts now claim that the hair extension trend should be banned altogether. “This is a very real
problem. Extensions should be banned, “ Hair specialist Barry Stevens from the Trichological Society said. “I"ve had people in tears at my clinic over this. The extensions can destroy the follicles so that hair cannot grow back." he added.