| Title: | Parenting |
| Notice: | Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3 |
| Moderator: | GEMEVN::FAIMAN Y |
| Created: | Thu Apr 09 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1292 |
| Total number of notes: | 34837 |
Our 4 year old daughter has diagnosed by a dermatologist with something
called the "uncombable hair syndrome". This is a real problem - she
really has very little hair and what she does have is very light and
fine. The doctor suggested (he has actually never treated anyone for
this) the use of a vitamin called Biotin and a Biotin based shampoo -
both of which he said may not do anything and/or she might just grow
out of anyway - but that wouldn't be for a number of years and in the
meantime we are concerned about how she will feel about herself as she
gets older and goes to school, etc. We are going to think about getting
another opinion and we will stay on the Biotin routine for now but has
anyone had any experience with this and if so how did you deal with it,
or more importantly how did your child deal with it? Please send me
mail offline if you prefer.
Barry
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712.1 | What are the symptoms? | GAVEL::PCLX31::satow | gavel::satow, dtn 223-2584 | Wed Mar 23 1994 13:42 | 4 |
Does her scalp hurt if you try to comb it? Does the hair fall out? Clay | |||||
| 712.2 | IF I'm way off base, sorry! | DV780::DORO | Donna Quixote | Wed Mar 23 1994 18:17 | 7 |
I have a sense that the hair will not comb into any style, but just
goes its own way irrespective of any efforts to the contrary.
perhaps a very androgynous easy care haircut? A good hairdresser could
probably assist.
| |||||
| 712.3 | This might help... | ROMEOS::HARPHAM_LY | Thu Mar 24 1994 12:27 | 16 | |
Barry,
There is a doctor in the Bay area here who runs a nationally syndicated
radio talk show, and I remember him discussing this once. If I
remember correctly, he talked about causes, and referenced a
medical journal article which discussed potential cures.
If you want to try to call in, here are the details:
Dr. Dean Edell
1-800-548-8255
Show runs from 1-2 pm PST
Good luck to you and your daughter,
Lynn
| |||||