Man buns – men pulling their hair into a knot above or behind their head has blown through the world of fashion like a hairstyle hurricane. But science has bad news that should strike fear into the heart of anyone who has embraced the fashionable ‘do. It may be causing a condition called traction alopecia. “
It’s really, really common,” Jackson, Mississippi, dermatologist Sabra Sullivan told Mic. “I see it probably once or twice a week.” The condition causes acute baldness around the forehead and temples and is a direct result of hairstyles that pull the hair over long periods of time.
“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. “Traction alopecia in men is becoming more common,” she said and agreed that man buns were at least partly to blame.
Traction alopecia. “It’s really, really common,” Jackson, Mississippi, dermatologist Sabra Sullivan told Mic. “I see it probably once or twice a week.” The condition, which causes acute baldness around the forehead and temples, is a direct result of hairstyles that pull the hair over long periods of time.
“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. “Traction alopecia in men is becoming more common,” she said and agreed that man buns were at least partly to blame.
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Editor’s note: Even when I wear my hair that long, I never feel comfortable wearing a bun as a woman. I know “pony tails” aren’t healthy either and besides my work out class- I do my best never to wear my hair up at all and always leave it down. Worst case scenario I wear it in a loose pony tail when in Yoga or a Pilates class, but that’s as far as I go. Oh and the occasional pig tails, but I’ve outgrew that for the most part!
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