What Causes Hair Loss In Teenage Girls and How to Stop It?

 

3. Trichotillomania:

It is a psychological disorder in which there is a strong urge to pull one’s hair. It occurs in adolescence and adults. A joint study by researchers from The University of Chicago, US, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, US, and The University of Cambridge & Cambridge shire/Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, U.K , surveyed 10,169 adults aged 18 to 69 years, revealed that the average age of onset for females with Trichotillomania was 14.8 years.

4. Traction alopecia:

The hair loss pattern occurs when hair is pulled tightly. Tight buns, braids, ponytails, and other similar hairstyles may lead to the condition.