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Can Picking At The Scab Caused By Head Injury Result In A Bald Spot?

i fell and hit my head. i went to the dr. and there were no signs of concussion, but after 2 weeks i got some scabs in the back of my head. i picked one off , hair came with it it did not bleed but there is a little hole in the top of my head and scalp is showing. the area is not big, should i be concerned, or just let the scaab grow back and learn my lesson not to pick at new scab
Thu, 9 Jan 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

First of all, I would like to reassure you that picking at the scab would not result in permanent hair loss.

After a while, hair would re-grow along with the new skin.

So, you need not worry at all.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Can Picking At The Scab Caused By Head Injury Result In A Bald Spot?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. First of all, I would like to reassure you that picking at the scab would not result in permanent hair loss. After a while, hair would re-grow along with the new skin. So, you need not worry at all. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in