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Is it dangerous if toddler swallows long hairs?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Hair: Not unless they swallow massive which can form a bezoar (massive cluster if hair) which can cause a bowel obstruction.

Answered 10/31/2015

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Eating hair: If a child swallows a long hair or two if a child is eating hair regularly he/she can develop something called a bezor which is a collection of material- in this case hair- and that could create a blockage in the intestine.

Answered 9/7/2013

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