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People with these symptoms also use Ubie's symptom checker to find possible causes

  • There are places where skin is in trouble

  • Area of skin feels like it keeps getting poked by a needle

  • Skin plaque with irregular thickening on the lower back

  • Skin abnormalities from the wrist to tip of the finger

  • Pain or tingling in the affected areas of the skin

  • Rashes feel very sensitive and painful if pressed

  • Feels and looks like salt granules on scalp

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Content updated on Nov 2, 2022

What is hair tourniquet?

A hair tourniquet occurs when a strand of hair wraps around a body part and cuts off circulation. Hair tourniquets can damage the nerves, skin tissue, and function of that body part.

Symptoms of hair tourniquet

  • Fingers and/or toes have hair or thread wrapped tightly around them

  • Redness in the affected area

  • Skin abnormality

  • Skin redness or red bumpy rashes

  • Toe swelling

Questions your doctor may ask to check for hair tourniquet

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose hair tourniquet

  • Do you have hair or thread wrapped tightly around your fingers and/or toes?

  • Is the affected area red?

  • Do you have any skin problems?

  • Do you have red skin or red spots on the skin?

  • Do you have swollen toes?

Treatment for hair tourniquet

The main treatment is to remove a hair tourniquet by dissolving, unwrapping or cutting the hair. The type of hair tourniquet removal method will depend on the severity of the condition.

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References

  • Aslantürk O, Özbey R, Yılmaz Ö, Ergen E. Hair tourniquet syndrome of toes and fingers in infants. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2019 Jul;53(4):306-309. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2019.04.010. Epub 2019 May 16. PMID: 31104884; PMCID: PMC6738272.

    https://www.aott.org.tr/en/hair-tourniquet-syndrome-of-toes-and-fingers-in-infants-133432

  • Hussin P, Mawardi M, Masran MS, Ganaisan P. Hair tourniquet syndrome: revisited. G Chir. 2015 Sep-Oct;36(5):219-21. doi: 10.11138/gchir/2015.36.5.219. PMID: 26712259; PMCID: PMC4711978.

    https://www.giornalechirurgia.it/common/php/portiere.php?ID=b238085e48dc649733a23635251888b0

  • Bannier MA, Miedema CJ. Hair tourniquet syndrome. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Feb;172(2):277. doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1883-5. Epub 2012 Nov 2. PMID: 23117472.

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-012-1883-5

  • O'Gorman A, Ratnapalan S. Hair tourniquet management. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Mar;27(3):203-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820d65b7. PMID: 21378520.

    https://journals.lww.com/pec-online/Abstract/2011/03000/Hair_Tourniquet_Management.10.aspx

Reviewed By:

Yuta Sasaoka

Yuta Sasaoka, MD (Pediatrics)

Dr. Sasaoka graduated from the Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine. After working in the Department of Pediatrics at Hakodate Municipal Hospital, the Emergency Center at Hakodate Municipal Hospital, and the Department of Emergency Medicine at Tokyo Metropolitan Children's General Medical Center, he joined the Sapporo Medical University Advanced Emergency Medical Center in April 2020. Dr. Sasaoka is well versed in pediatric emergency medicine, covering a wide range of pediatrics and emergency medicine. He is also a certified AHA-PALS instructor and focuses on pediatric secondary life support education at the Hokkaido Training Site.

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