A 1.5-metre long hair rope was removed from a 14-year-old girl's stomach, say hospital authorities.
Trichotillomania: Hair Loss From Pulling Your Hair
Trichotillomania is an Impulse control disorder, which occurs when a person suffers from stress overload and anxiety. The sufferer starts pulling hair from scalp, eyelashes to cope with stress.
Trichotillomania is an Impulse control disorder, which occurs when a person suffers from stress overload and anxiety. The sufferer starts pulling hair from scalp, eyelashes to cope with stress.
"Sukanya had eaten her hair, which formed a 1.5-metre rope inside her entire stomach and extended into her intestines, causing intestinal obstruction. The hair was cutting through the bowel wall and could have caused a life threatening perforation," Roy said.
According to doctors, Sukanya was suffering from Rapunzel Syndrome, a condition in which the patient has a tendency to pluck off their own hair and swallow it, resulting in a giant hair ball in their gut that can lead to intense pain and other complications.
Quiz on Hair Loss
Hair Loss is fast becoming a universal problem and people are frantically trying to find solutions to control their hair loss and perhaps regain lost hair. Take this quiz and find out if you know the actual causes for hair loss and perhaps learn new information on this hotly searched topic!
Hair Loss is fast becoming a universal problem and people are frantically trying to find solutions to control their hair loss and perhaps regain lost hair. Take this quiz and find out if you know the actual causes for hair loss and perhaps learn new information on this hotly searched topic!
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