In such a situation, moms and dads are extremely worried. Meanwhile, sometimes this condition can be a variant of the physiological norm. In this article, we will tell you why the child, including the newborn, has a lot of hair loss.
Why do hair fall out in an infant?
Most often parents face the problem of hair loss in their child in the first few months after returning home from the hospital. Soft generic hairs, or lanugo, over time roll out and fall out. Due to the fact that the newly born baby almost always lies, turning the head in different directions, on its back can be formed bald spots.
Many parents associate this phenomenon with rickets, but in most cases this is the physiological norm for this age. Do not worry, very soon the hair of the baby will grow again, and there will be no bald patches on his head.
Why do hair fall out on the head of a child older than a year?
If you notice hair loss in your child in 4-5 years, most likely, you should not worry either. In this period, the children undergoes hormonal changes in the body, in which the "baby" hairs change their structure.
Meanwhile, intensive hair loss in children at another age is in most cases pathological. Most often, baldness in childhood causes the following reasons:
- stress and overstrain;
- ringworm and other dermatological diseases;
- lack of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients;
- taking certain medications;
- an excess of vitamin A;
- violations in the work of some internal organs and systems;
- hormonal abnormalities;
- allergic reactions;
- traumatism of hair bulbs.