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Pulling out hair
Hairs are strands that grow from the epidermis and are composed of Keratin. Pulling out hair occurs when hairs are plucked out. Trichotillomania is a hair pulling disorder
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A 47-year old asked:
Pulling out hair and eating it. Is this a sickness?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Pulling out hair?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Does waxing chest/stomach/back cause any serious health issues?I was told that pulling out hair may cause cancer? I have a lot or stomach/chest hair
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I stop myself from pulling out my hair?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I can't stop pulling out my hair. What is this? Im a female.
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A 38-year old asked:
I can't stop pulling out my hair. How do I control these stron urges?
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A 33-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my children are pulling out their hair, what do I do?
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A 26-year old female asked:
It's been years that i can't stop pulling out my hair, i've tried stoping but i can't, what's the most usefull medication that doesn't have side affect?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have trichotillomania for 2years now. I have stopped pulling out my hair since 5days ( trying to not pluck from now on ) will my hair grow back? I am still a teen?
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A 30-year old asked:
My scalp is scaling and hurts I keep pulling out my hair what will help me?
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A 32-year old asked:
I enjoy plucking my eyebrows and pulling out unwanted hair, but can this lead to trichotillomania?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I find myself pulling out my hair. If i'm not doing it i get an annoying feeling in my scalp and i start pulling or messing with my eyebrows.
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A 45-year old asked:
How can I stop my bad habit of pulling my hair out?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What can a person to help themselves with the disease of pulling hair out? Had since I was little. No dr refuse to be labelled by physiatrist
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A 39-year old asked:
Is pulling out your own hair considered self injury?
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A member asked:
I need ideas that will help me to stay on top of not pulling my hair out its really bad tension before i go to sleep i fight it off?
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A female asked:
Hi, I have a habit of pulling out my eyebrow hairs and have a small patch where there's no hair on each side. How long will it take to grow back?
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A male asked:
Ultrasound pictures. kid does not look like me. looks like others and with each visit, picture changes. why would this be happening? I know the kid grows but there are no characteristics and the kid looks like 7 different people. Pulling my hair out with
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A 21-year old male asked:
Does pulling out a gray hair make others appear faster? Or is that just a myth.
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A male asked:
When I shampoo my hair and run my hands through it it feels like it is pulling my hair out. If it pulls my hair out will those hairs grow back?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can mood stabilizers cause scaling on the scalp?I have been on lamotrigine 50mg twice a day for a while now and my scalp has started to itch like crazy to the point where I feel like pulling my hair out.I have had dandruff before but never like this?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Should I worry about my 2 yr old pulling her hair out as she lays down for her nap? Bald spot forming in back. Spoke to ped didn't seem concerned
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A female asked:
I have lots of scars from pulling out unwanted facial hair over many years. Have now had laser hair removal. How do I get rid of the scars please?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it normal for a child's hair to fall when pulling hair bands out or someone pulling their hair?
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A 21-year old female asked:
After pulling a ingrown hair out, why is the hard lump still there? It's not painful at all to touch just feels like a soft/hard lump that's long?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Suffering from hair pulling disorder?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What can I do about my hair pulling! no medicine though. This has been an ongoing 5 years ?
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A female asked:
Its more of a problem i need a solution too. i have a problem with pulling the root of my hair out and no matter wat i try i still do it?
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A 47-year old asked:
Could you help me with trichophagia (pulling hair and eating it)?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do I break this habit of pulling hairs on the side of my chin? Could I have trichotillomania?
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