Chloe Can Wear Pigtails Again!

I know this may sound trivial to most of you, but it's a very exciting event at our house! Chloe was diagnosed with Loose Anagen Syndrome (LAS for short) last October by a dermatologist. It was his 2nd case in over 20 years of his practice, so it's pretty rare. The first picture was taken right after she was diagnosed. The 2nd picture was taken yesterday - I can't believe the difference! It's nothing serious and there are no other symptoms other than having really loose hair that falls out very easily. They don't really know why it happens, but they think that the root sheaths that normally surround and protect the hair shaft in the skin are not produced properly in people with loose anagen syndrome. It seems that because the root sheaths are not fully formed there is a lack of adhesion between the hair shaft and the root sheath and the hair fiber is poorly anchored in the hair follicle. If that makes any sense! I've done a lot of reading on the subject! More girls than boys are diagnosed with LAS and it's usually found in girls with light colored hair between the ages of 2 and 5. We noticed soon after Chloe's 2nd birthday that some of her hair was starting to fall out and it was really thin and frizzy. We waited a while to see if it would grow back, but it never did and more and more came out so that's when we took her in. The dermatoligist knew right away what it was just by looking at her. It mostly affects the back of her head because when she sleeps at night, the back of her scalp is on her pillow and it pulls the hair out. So, looking at her from the front, you may not be able to tell, but there was a point last fall where almost all of the hair in the back was gone. But we noticed this spring that some of it was coming back in. It's still really thin and frizzy, but there is a definite noticeable change. It's a good sign that it happened to her at a very young age, because there is a better chance of it growing back whereas if it happened later in life, there seems to be more of a permanent hair loss. There is no cure for it, but it doesn't hurt or anything and the dermatologist said that by puberty, it should start growing back in thick again and staying on her head. So, even though, some is growing back now does not mean that it is over for her; she could still loose it again many times, but for now, it's fun to be able to fix her hair again! :) And doesn't she look just adorable?!