I would think that this would be very rare or we would hear about it more.

Wow.. this will make me think twice when I put them on my wrist as I have them there most of the time. Although not glitter ones.. plain black ties

Wow, can’t believe this. Maybe the hair tie was way to tight on her wrist and dirty!

This sounds a little odd… Was is too tight, dirty or was she wearing it for a really long time? I always wear a hair tie on my wrist and have done so for as long as I can remember – I haven’t had an issue.

Sounds a bit like the type of infection my youngest currently has. She has a traction Folliculitis caused by her hairstyle. I always did 2 wee buns on her head with a hair tie, which perfectly kept the headband of her hearing aid in place.

Didn’t know this could happen. I really only wear smooth ties on my wrists for years and never had a problem or heard of anyone having a problem till now. I think the odds of this happening would be quite small but still a good reminder not to have bands sitting there for extended periods of time.

Scary to think how easy it can happen to a lot of us

It sounds like she left it on her wrist for a few days.

So pleased I no longer wear hair ties.

If my hair is not up there will be a hair tie on my wrist. I even sleep with one on my wrist so once I wake up I throw my hair up….I won’t be doing that anymore

I usually wear one if I have my hair down, only for a few hours though

Lucky it was caught in time. I sometimes have mine around my wrist but I use the material ones.

I imagine this would be if you wore it for a longer period of time – like a day or two?

Most have probably put the hair ties on their wrists at some time. I know one lass who put them on the handle of her brush. It’s a much safer alternative.

Holy crap! I was thinking cutting off the circulation, not infection! I don’t really do this anymore, but I used to and I certainly absentmindedly do it as I’m doing my daughter’s hair for a couple minutes- I will definitely think twice now!

I too wondered if the glitter or hair tie was the problem. I am prone to putting my hair elastic around my wrist but will think twice about it now, cheers.

I have read this story before and yet… sometimes I forget and take my hair tie out and put it on my wrist. Not often, but sometimes I still do it. I am trying to be so mindful of this though. Not sure if the glitter was the problem or the hair tie itself.

Sounds like the toxic ingredients in the glitter caused the infection. Glitter is so dangerous, and people ingest it all the time from the particles in the air.

I don’t use glitter hear bands, but have at the moment a wove cord elastic with a bedroom key around my wrist.

Not an infection but luckily I checked my daughter before I sent her to bed she had put a hair elastic around her ankles and her wrist these were new ones that were extra small and had started to cut off her blood supply to her hands and feet the indents were shocking and took a long time to come out i had to cut the ties off I have no idea how she forced them on or why she was only little but it totally freaked me out it was during winter so they were covered by sleeves and pants and could have gone unnoticed