Hair Extensions Or Hair Loss?

By Cara

Thursday, March 18, 2010, 16:14

As the demand for hair extensions sore up, a study has revealed that women could end up paying a high price as the attachments could lead to permanent baldness. Joseph Mourad, a hair stylist, gives clients their dream hair every day, and over the years he has seen the trend grow like crazy with more and more women wanting instant thick and long hair.

The celebrity trends inspire women to opt for hair extensions. For one shoot its short and for the other its long. The trend is growing popular as it can give different looks in just no time.

However, many women are paying the price for hair extensions. The new trend, at a later stage, can cost them up to 4000 dollars.

A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology last year reported that extensions could lead to permanent baldness and that the problem might be more common than reported.

Hair extensions attached too close to the scalp or to very few strands of hair can put great tension on follicles in the scalp that they can become inflamed, causing hair fall. This is known as traction alopecia.

Hair extensions should only be done by experts. Getting it done from any Tom, Dick and Harry will do more harm to your hair. Hair fall, bald patches, itchy scalp are the common repurcursions of opting of hair extensions.