One Woman’s Terrible Agony With Brazilian Hair

Enquiries from the dermatologist showed that shehad contracted fungal
infection of the scalp from thehuman hair she had worn.
A number of infectious agentsand infection-related conditions can
contribute to hair loss. Fungal infection can occur anywhere on the
body. If it develops on the scalp, it can cause patches of hair loss
and is known to doctors as "tinea capitis."
Ringworm is the same thing as athlete's foot, and the samekind of
fungal infection can affect the nails.
On the scalp, ringworm usually begins as a small pimple that
progressively expands in size, leaving scaly patches of temporary
baldness.
The fungus gets into the hair fibres in the affected area andthese
hairs become brittle andbreak off easily, leaving a bald patch of
skin.
Affected areas are often itchy, red, and inflamed with scaly patches
that may blister and ooze.
The patches are usually redderaround the outside, with a more normal
skin tone in the centre.
The main difference between scalp fungus and fungus elsewhere on the
body is that scalp fungus can be trickier totreat.
Her advice
She will not advise people to go for 'human hair' as what happened to
her could have happened to anybody.
Recounting another friend's story she said after having migraines for
days from wearing a human hair, the friend went for a head scan where
it was discovered that the weave-on had maggots in it.
To her, the treatment of 'human hairs' needed to be revisited by
manufacturers saying that with her bitter experience, she would advise
people who want to change their looks by wearing weave-ons, to go for
the synthetic ones.
She has now braided her hair to cover her hairline as all thehair on
her frontline is gone.