After the strict and strong tackles, many young women are adopting the “bun blepharoplasty”. A “ballerina” bun pulled to the maximum which frees the neck, pulls (relatively) on the forehead and temples, and offers a slight “fox eyes” effect which is appreciated. However, the hairstyle should not be adopted on a daily basis, at the risk of lasting damage to the quality of your scalp, among other things.
Hair loss linked to repeated pulling
“This permanent tension disrupts blood circulation, reduces the supply of essential nutrients and makes the scalp more sensitive to irritation, pain and sometimes even localized infections” already approaches Dr Gérald Kierzek, medical director of Doctisisimo. In fact, this type of hairstyle exerts continuous traction on the hair follicles, which ultimately weakens them and can ultimately cause hair loss called traction alopecia. Not really what you’re looking for when you like to take care of yourself…
Skin that becomes looser, the more you pull it
Contacted on the subject, cosmetic surgeon Yaël Berdah goes further:
“These buns, or sometimes invisible braids made on the temples to pull the skin backwards, cause hair loss through pulling, which is not very elegant. But especially by being pulled so much, the hair no longer grows back at all. This will therefore gradually enlarge the space between the eyebrows and the insertion of the hair.”
The density of your hair is not the only thing to suffer. “The skin which is always under tension will also relax” adds the expert. The deleterious effect is therefore twofold:
- The more you tense a part of the body, the more it will tend to relax;
- The more you pull on your hair, the more you mechanically enlarge the area, because you will have less and less hair.
“When the routine is adopted over several years, I even have patients who have had to have hair transplants because they had lost so much” warns the expert.
A false and irreversible lifting effect?
And if the damage is already done, is it reversible?
“It depends. In theory, when it comes to traction alopecia, the hair will grow back naturally if you leave the area to rest. But it’s a bit like eyebrows that you’ve plucked all your life. By tearing out the hair due to traction, it no longer grows back. And sometimes the transplant becomes the only remedy.”
Sometimes, to stay beautiful for a long time, you just need to let go a little — even on your bun.