Occipital traction alopecia secondary to hair extensions (hair weave). The patient's own hair is in the horizontal cornrow braids attached to the scalp. The hair extensions are sewn onto the braids. Traction alopecia is evident between the braids.
Courtesy of Nonhlanhla P Khumalo, MBChB, FCDerm, PhD, and Paradi Mirmirani, MD.
