What Hairstyles To Wear If You Have Thinning Edges | Pretty Shouldn'T Hurt
- Posted on 29 July, 2020
- Heatless Hairstyles
- By Anonymous
Dr. Crystal Aguh discusses some of the styles that might be safe to wear if you have thinning. Discover Pretty Shouldn't Hurt and more on Un-ruly: https://bit.ly/2CZAic0
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So protective styling can serve a role right, so normal brushing combing of tightly curled hair can lead to breakage so giving it a little bit of time off can be helpful, especially if you're not someone who's going to develop. You know attraction alopecia with just the use of kind of one-time extensions, and so for a lot of my patients who love protective styles. I really want to move them from if they're, in a high-risk, hairstyle category down to a moderate risk. So we just decrease the risk of them developing hair loss. If they have hair loss at a moderate risk, then i do want to move them to something that's low risk, but i try not to be all or nothing. I think that as a dermatologist, it's really important to meet my patients where they are so. I do have a lot of patients. Who'Ll come in and say: okay first things, first, like i'm, not getting rid of braids okay. So let's talk about what types of braids that you can use to minimize hair loss. I think that crochet braids are actually really great. I think that if they're done correctly, they can really apply very, very minimal tension, and so that's a form of braids that i'll often recommend to my patients for some women. I also recommend box braids, just because the base of the hair, that's feeding into the braid, can be quite thick, so kind of more equally distributes tension and is less likely to lead to breakage again and someone with kind of normal resiliency here and not someone who's At very, very high risk of getting hair loss. You
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Perma Frost: I appreciate this. My Asian American dermatologist blamed my hair loss on traction bcuz I had cornrows in during our appointment--even though I hadn't done cornrows or box braids in nearly 3 years He basically forbade me from doing any protective styles or using heat: his prescription was loose hair or get locs. Right, cuz doing daily wash n go's would keep my hair from tangling and breaking? I never went back to him. (I want to do locs but I can't afford it yet).
kayne: Lol I need a different solution other then box braids! I'm in this mess because of them
Mulier Bellator: Can you suggest a hairstylist that works with natural hair? I have 1/4 inch of hair loss on the hairline. Thank you
Dorothy Lisbon: Here’s a tip, talk about fast hair growth fortified shampoo to double hair growth.
howcanyoudothistome1: She’s so pretty.
Seeker Of Truth: Um no box braids thinned out my edges which is why I’m here
Michelle Franis: Box braids is not good no wonder she doesnt have no edges. And her hair is then. The knot from the scalp is how you lose your hair once it starts getting matted