Yesterday's lecture was about Alopecia; Alopecia means loss of hair. It is classified into congenital and acquired, further divided into diffuse and localized. The localized is either cicatrical or non cicatrical.
Forget about the classification, I wanna share with you a story that causes me to update this blog today.
By description, I was a naughty little girl when I was a kid. I just loved to climb up the wall, fought with other kids and the list continues..
One day I intentionally hit my younger sister with something(I dont know how to describe) without realising the presence of small metal rod inside it. The hit was so strong that leave my sister(Ayu) crying her lung out and suddenly I saw blood oozing from the site of the trauma. Everyone was panic at that time and without waiting any longer, abah took Ayu to our family's clinic.
The injury left Ayu's head with a scar. A small one. (In medical term it is known as cicatrical localized alopecia.) Due to the scarring from the deep trauma, it damaged the hair follicles inside the skin leaving a small bald area on Ayu's head. And surely the hair will never regenerate due to the damage it caused to the hair follicles. :'(
During the lecture, I cant stop my mind to keep recalling this story. I still vividly remember the moment I saw the blood coming out from her. I am not sure if Ayu still remember this story, but surely I will not forget!!