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• Scottyben commented on Uncombable Hair Syndrome
  My youngest son has the same kind of hair. He keeps it short but it is really soft. It is light blond with traces of red in it. It has a shimmer to it in the light. Conditioners don't do a thing. Gels work but only if you slather it on and basically glue the hair in place. When he was little we let it grow, It would almost stick out straight for more than 3 inches. No one else in the family has it....
• Alli commented on Uncombable Hair Syndrome
  Look up UNCOMBABLE HAIR on http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/ ; there's a ton of pics and info including microscopic views. Oh, and you may not wish to look up much else - it's a pretty graphic site and not for the weak stomached. Alli...
• Antinous / Moderator commented on Uncombable Hair Syndrome
  Did someone ask for a derm horror story? Okay. So we had this patient with bullous pemphigus (don't look it up) which caused a lot of her skin to slough off, to the point where you could see her back ribs, see the actual bone. The area was covered with one of those clear dressings that looks like breathable saran wrap. Unfortunately, she was in the room next to the pantry. One morning, when the nurse went to change her dressing, there were hundreds of ants under it, eating her flesh while she lay in her hospital bed. Seriously, don't...
• izzzzy commented on Uncombable Hair Syndrome
  My son has these "cowlicks" all over his head. They are uncombable,so we just keep it short....
• dora_k commented on Uncombable Hair Syndrome
  I think one of my barbies when I was a kid had this condition. Antinous, thanks -- not eating anything ever again will surely be good for my figure....