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Wearing hats or tight ponytails induces permanent baldness
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Evidence supports that chronic, prolonged tension on hair follicles from tight hairstyles like ponytails can lead to traction alopecia, which in its advanced and scarring stages can become permanent.

Evidence for · 4
Traction alopecia: the root of the problem
2018 · cited by 71
States that prolonged traction from tight ponytails and hairstyles can progress into an irreversible scarring alopecia.
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Traction alopecia: A neglected entity in 2017
2017 · cited by 25
Indicates that traction alopecia linked to tightly-pulled hairstyles can result in an irreversible form of alopecia.
Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia
2017 · cited by 12
Defines traction alopecia as hair loss caused by continuous tension from hairstyles like ponytails.
Rapunzel Alopecia: A Peculiar Form of Non-Marginal Traction Alopecia Secondary to Excessively Long Hair
2020 · cited by 4
Confirms that chronic tensile forces from regularly wearing ponytails can cause traction alopecia, which can become a scarring (permanent) condition.
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  1. Traction alopecia: the root of the problempeer-reviewedsupports
  2. Traction alopecia: A neglected entity in 2017peer-reviewedsupports
  3. Trichotillomania and Traction Alopeciapeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Rapunzel Alopecia: A Peculiar Form of Non-Marginal Traction Alopecia Secondary to Excessively Long Hairpeer-reviewedsupports
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