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      Bubble Hair and Other Acquired Hair Shaft Anomalies due to Hot Ironing on Wet Hair

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          Bubble hair is an acquired hair shaft abnormality characterized by multiple airfilled spaces within the hair shaft. It is a result of thermal injury. We report a classic case of 22-year-old female who complained of dry brittle hair of two-week duration. Patient had used hot iron on wet hair twice to straighten hair. Hair microscopy was diagnostic and showed multiple air-filled spaces within the hair shaft.

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          Bubble hair: a cosmetic abnormality caused by brief, focal heating of damp hair fibres.

          C L Gummer (1994)
          Following investigation of two individuals with bubble hair abnormality, a reproducible cause has been established. Simple experiments showed that brief, focal heating of damp hair is sufficient to cause bubbles to form inside the hair fibres. This in turn results in weak, dry and brittle hair which breaks easily.
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            Bubble hair. Case caused by an overheating hair dryer and reproducibility in normal hair with heat.

            R Briggaman, J Carson, P W Detwiler … (1993)
            Bubble hair is an acquired hair shaft deformity characterized by bubble-like areas in the hair shaft seen with light microscopy and corresponding cavitary defects with scanning electron microscopy. Our purpose was to report the fourth case of bubble hair, to demonstrate a cause, and to determine whether the cavities contain gas or liquid. Light and scanning electron microscopy were performed. The patient's hair dryer was examined. We applied heat to normal hair of the patient and that of 16 human volunteers. Approximate temperatures for bubble formation were measured. The bubble contents were investigated by applying aqueous and nonaqueous liquids to affected hairs. No person's hair failed to develop bubbles when subjected to sufficient heat. The cause of bubble hair in the patient was an overheating hair dryer. The cavitations contained a gas. Bubble hair is a reproducible hair shaft defect caused by heat. The use of overheating hair dryers, or any other hair care equipment that overheats, should be avoided.
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              What is your diagnosis? Bubble hair.

              Paradi Mirmirani (2008)
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Trichology
                Journal ID (publisher-id): IJT
                Title: International Journal of Trichology
                Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
                ISSN (Print): 0974-7753
                ISSN (Electronic): 0974-9241
                Publication date (Print): Jul-Dec 2011
                Volume: 3
                Issue: 2
                Pages: 118-120
                Affiliations
                [1]Departments of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Dr. AS Savitha, Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Victoria Hospital, Fort, Bangalore - 560 002, Karnataka, India. E-mail: drsavithasomaiah@ 123456gmail.com
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                Publisher ID: IJT-3-118
                DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.90832
                PMC ID: 3250009
                PubMed ID: 22223976
                SO-VID: ef959c9c-2cbe-4de6-b8e5-a8b64966b57a
                Copyright © Copyright: © International Journal of Trichology
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Dermatology
                Keywords: hair ironing,thermal injury,bubble hair
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                Keywords: hair ironing, thermal injury, bubble hair

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