5 year old daughter suddenly got bald spot on her head!! Help

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Basically i noticed a small bald spot on my daughter's head about a week ago. Just above her fringe, a week before i noticed she was at the park and jumped up to grab this mini zip wire thing and banged her head. It caused a bump and bruise exactly in the same spot as the hair loss!

Im so worried right now that its something like alopecia and all her hair will fall out. She has beautiful long hair down to her bum with curls in the ends and its so so precious to her. I need reassurance because im concerned right now

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What did your GP say ?

Ive not been to the gp yet as Im trying not to panic her or me if its not something i need to worry about. Just wondered if anyone as any similar happen

Her hair looks fine. Its hardly noticable.

Your reaction however is very extreme. It's hair it's not the most important thing about her and if it's very precious to her it sounds like that's because you've made her think it's important.

Just pretend they're looking for nits or something or have telephone appointment and send them a photo

I second the extreme panicked over reaction

That's something you need to look into

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Wow thats harsh, im just a mum who trying her best, ive dont nothing to make her feel that way. She is super girly and loves her hair so much, in fact i have offered her to have it cut shorted multiple times because she doesn't like the brushing part!! Ffs cant post anything anywhere without getting ridiculed.

She dosent no shes really got it at the moment so i was trying to get ahead before she noticed

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Also im aware it's "just hair" but with that comes a child's self esteem and confidence. Im worried for my little girl because SHE loves her hair and i feel it would make HER feel sad and i don't want her to feel like that.

Alls i wanted was to hear if anyone had any similar experiences and reassurance but instead i get judged.

If she wanted her hair cut off i would take her as its her body, i wouldnt be posting anything if i didnt think it would effect her

Several years ago my son bumped his head and had a huge bald spot. It did grow back though. I hope the same happens here.

@clarrylove

Thankyou.

Isn't that just a natural whorl in her hair. Like this.

No the bald spot is above her fringe. So couple inches away from her forehead she has long hair so dosent have the whirl thing at the back as it goes down

I don't think there is anything a GP could do for that is there?

Does anyone know?

If not I'd suggest no point in going as it will stress her out for no reason. Better to just keep an eye on it?

The hair cycle is about three or four weeks I think so if the follicles have been damaged it may take a while for the hair to grow back?

@Elieza thankyou for that reply. I will watch and wait then i think. ❤️

No the bald spot is above her fringe. So couple inches away from her forehead she has long hair so dosent have the whirl thing at the back as it goes down

Whorls can be anywhere on the head, and some people have more than one.

Following this as I'm going through similar with my 3YO LG.

Hi please keep us updated as my son 5 years has just developed the same thing and I'm really nervous as I suffer with Aleopcia Areata on and off for about 10 years.

That seems barely noticeable. If she was developing a hair loss condition you would be finding lots more loose hair than normal , in the shower and after brushing.

This looks very minimal to me, or even just a parting in the hair. If you're worried, take your photo (not your daughter as might worry her), to a pharmacist and ask advice about a children's multi vitamin or food groups to boost hair health. They may well say not needed, but at least you'll have reassurance and can forget about it.

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I don’t think you are over reacting - I think you are worried it is a signal of further hair loss. Totally understandable to have those emotions.

one of my children (now late teens) has an almost identical tiny bald spot which was caused at a young age by their younger sibling (toddler at the time) wrenching a chunk of hair out. It never regrew and left a very smooth small area of skin with no obvious hair follicles. It’s not visible to anyone and her hair has grown thickly around it - it’s a non issue for them. I wonder if the zip wire incident has caused some trauma.

If that’s the case, all you can do is just shrug it off as one of those childhood incidents that has left a little mark. It looks barely noticeable - in the photo I wdnt have known what you were concerned about had the explanation not been there.

I would keep a casual eye on it and assume for now that the knock has caused localised minor hair follicle damage and only seek attention if it grows or you spot patches in other parts of her scalp. But be wary of passing on any anxiety to her.

Take care 😀

@ClydeBank thankyou for that reply. I was made to feel awful from the first couple of commenters actually made upset so thanks for your kindness with your message. Im not stressing as much now and will just keep an eye on it for a while ☺️ ill update for those in a similar position in a couple of weeks.

Hopefully it's fine but regular photographs will help you monitor it, as you'll spot any changes. Of course you're concerned, this is your child. I wouldn't rush her to the GP but keep a watchful eye.

Can't believe people are being snippy on a genuinely concerned mum's post. Twats.

My dc had a random bald patch at around 5 ... dr said it was a fungal infection, gave us some cream and shampoo and it cleared up. Hasn't ever happened again. It was bigger than your child's though.

it looks fairly normal - like a natural parting bit. But if you know it is not and you think hair has fallen out there then take her to the doctor. Ringworm and other fungal stuff can cause hair to fall out in a circle. So it’s worth checking out.

Not quite the same, but DD went through a massive phase of picking scabs in her head. They ended up big 50p sized bald spots, but luckily nowhere obvious.

After she had finally stopped picking she had big smooth areas with no hair follicles that I could see, but not scarring either.
I spoke to the Dr and they advised that it should come back eventually. 1 year on you'd have never have known quite how bad it had gotten and all her hair is now back.

Yes, just keep an eye on it and watch for a red ring forming under the surrounding hair. Same thing happened to my little one and it was a type of ringworm and needed fungal treatment.