Alopecia
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Thin May Be In -- But Not in the Hair World!
It's very disheartening to realize that the great mass of hair you once had has now taken a grand bow. Why are more women now experiencing the plight of hair loss when many thought this problem only afflicted men?
"Startling" is the correct word to describe this dilemma. The question one must ask is"why?" There can be countless reasons why women are experiencing this disheartening challenge. As a hairstylist that has seen a vast array of clients, this experience has afforded me the opportunity to study personal clients and compile information to share. Some of the data has been gathered from my own personal experiences, having shed a few…
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Alopecia isn’t a haircut
Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock is now infamous. Rock made a joke in poor taste about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head caused by the autoimmune disease, alopecia. Although, I guess there is one bright side: this event is bringing alopecia into the spotlight.
What Is Alopecia?
Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss condition played a major role in an incident at the Oscars. Here’s what we know about it.
What is alopecia? It’s no laughing matter for millions of Black American women
Anyone can get alopecia. Alopecia areata can show up at any age, from children to adults, and both men and women. But it’s more likely to affect African Americans than white or Asian Americans.
I Fell In Love While My Hair Was Falling Out
This past February, while on vacation, I was preparing to shower when I ran my fingers through my hair and felt something smooth and fleshy at the back of my head. It was a dollar coin-sized bald spot.
Starting to thin out? Hair loss doesn’t have to lead to baldness
Hair loss is no longer an inevitable march to baldness. Medical advances over recent decades mean male hair loss can be treated. And it need not break the bank. The cause of male pattern baldness is well established as an act of nature not nurture. Identical twins go bald at the same age, rate and pattern irrespective of diet, lifestyle or stress levels.
What kind of hair loss is totally normal, and when you should be worried
Humans put a lot of time and effort into thinking of ways to hold onto their hair. Globally, the market for hair loss products is expected to reach $11.8 billion by 2024. Donald Trump’s wispy comb-over is just one example of our fascination with people’s ‘dos—or lack thereof. We all lose hair throughout our lives, but how much loss is normal?
Do Short Haircuts Cause Balding?
There are many types of hair loss, such as autoimmune-related alopecia areata, where people lose hair in circles on the scalp and body, and telogen effluvium, a period of shedding commonly experienced after surgery or stress. One of the most common forms is androgenetic alopecia, also known as male- (or female-) pattern hair loss. It affects around 80% of men by the time they are 80 years old (and about 50% of women, though it’s less obvious), and is characterized by thinning at the top of the head and receding at the front.
Health Check: why does women’s hair thin out?
Balding in men is so common it doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But when a woman starts to lose hair, it can be extremely distressing. Will she end up bald, too?
Male Baldness: Common Causes Of Hair Loss
As men age, they're most likely to notice it on their heads first. Hair loss affects 20 per cent of men in their 20s, 30 per cent of men in their 30s and so on, according to hair expert Dr. Alan Bauman of Bauman Medical Group in Florida.
Natural Treatments for Alopecia Areata
While there is currently no cure for alopecia areata (and no medications approved for its treatment), some people turn to a range of natural treatments and remedies in an effort to control the condition.
The Many Possible Reasons You're Losing Your Hair
When your hairbrush looks like you just sheared a sheep.
The Medical Mystery Behind America's Best-Selling Hair-loss Drug
Even those who suffer from what patients have deemed "post-finasteride syndrome" admit that the vast majority of men take the drug without incident. Plenty of doctors consider it to be safe enough to prescribe.
The Search for a Baldness Cure
Researchers Target Vitamin D to Coax Dormant Follicles to Grow Hair; Early Promise, but Years to Go.
The Unpredictable Genetics Of Male-Pattern Baldness
If there is any consolation for men (or at least, heterosexual men) distressed about hair loss, if it was a phenotype that was repulsive to females, the gene variants would have been weeded out a long time ago, by sexual selection. Many of us find bald heads very manly and attractive.
Thinning Hair? A New Treatment Offers Hope
The hair thickening shampoo Nioxin didn’t help. Neither did Rogaine. Then she heard about Harklinikken, a Danish company offering a customized hair extract that’s given only to those who pass a fairly rigorous selection process.
Why Stress Makes Your Hair Fall Out
And why it happens three months later.
What Not To Say To A Woman With No Hair
We all get tongue-tied. So as someone who has heard it all, here's my take on what not to say to someone experiencing hair loss to help you avoid worrying about causing inadvertent upset or offense, because how else would you know? Plus a few things you can say and do.
‘If it can happen to Jada, it can happen to us’: meet the people living with alopecia
Alopecia is a loosely given term referring to hair loss. It is commonly caused by an autoimmune condition that attacks hair follicles. In nearly 20% of cases, there is a family history. While there is treatment, there is no cure.
Losing Your Hair Can Be Another Consequence of the Pandemic
Doctors are seeing a huge increase in patients who have been shedding abnormal amounts of hair, and they believe it is related to stress associated with the coronavirus.
These Women With Alopecia Embraced Their Baldness on Their Wedding Day
“If someone does not want to marry me solely because of the fact that I don’t have hair on my head, why would I ever want to marry that person?”
Ayanna Pressley Opens Up About Living With Alopecia and Hair Loss
In the video, published on The Root, Ms. Pressley described a personal journey, from feeling like herself in signature Senegalese twists to the moment last year that she realized she had alopecia.
Could We See a New Dawn for Hair Loss Treatments?
There hasn’t been a new hair loss drug approved in twenty years. But, a number of European companies are hot on the case, and are getting tantalizingly close to the breakthrough that is hoped for by many patients.
I Need to Quit Hair Loss Drugs Before They Kill Me
Thirteen years of fighting baldness has cost so much.
Losing Your Hair? Why This Solution Is No Longer Shameful
Discussing waning manes is suddenly fashionable thanks to new, stigma-free products and evolved attitudes toward thinning tresses.
She Was Losing Fistfuls of Hair. What Was Causing It?
Sudden hair loss may seem alarming, but it may be caused by a temporary stress and grow back.
The Many Possible Reasons You're Losing Your Hair
Lately, you've started to notice something horrifying every time you take a shower: Your drain is now clogged with clumps of hair so dense they resemble your neighbor's Shih Tzu. You also find stands of hair on your pillow in the morning and the mats in your hairbrush feel like the aftermath of a sheep shearing. Why the hell are you losing so much hair?
There’s new hope for treating hair loss — for women, too
She calls her startup Rapunzel, and for good reason: Angela Christiano is working on growing a full head of hair in the lab.
What Black Women Need to Know About Hair Loss
Ms. Collins has a niche clientele of women with hair loss that is caused primarily by traction alopecia: hair loss from the tension exerted by styles like braids, extensions (with the hair braided underneath) and wigs.
Thin May Be In -- But Not in the Hair World!
It's very disheartening to realize that the great mass of hair you once had has now taken a grand bow. Why are more women now experiencing the plight of hair loss when many thought this problem only afflicted men?
6 Best Fixes for Hair Loss
The real deal on what works—and what doesn’t—when it comes to fighting hair loss.
7 Reasons Your Hair Is Thinning
Whether it’s noticing extra strands in your comb or finding clumps of hair in the shower drain, the moment you realize your hair is thinning can be harsh. But luckily, hair loss prevention has come a long way, and we now know that it’s not just about genetics.
Children With Hair Loss
Children With Hair Loss was created as a resource for ALL CHILDREN who have medically-related hair loss. It is our mission to empower these children to become whole again by making hair replacement available to those who may be financially challenged and might otherwise not have a means of obtaining the hair they want and need.
HairLossTalk
Hair Loss & Alopecia Information, Support, and Treatments
Locks of Love
Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.
National Hair Loss
Enhance your look with our signature treatments! Our hair restoration and aesthetics services will give you a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance!
American Hair Loss Association
The American Hair Loss Association is committed to educating and improving the lives of all those affected by hair loss. It is our goal to create public awareness of this devastating disease of the spirit, and to legitimize hair loss of all forms in the eyes of our medical community, the media and society as a whole.
Alopecia UK
For young people with Alopecia from Alopecia UK.
Alopecia World
Alopecia World is an online community for anyone that faces hair loss. It’s a good place to share, chat and discuss about anything alopecia. Just launched in 2008 the site has a commendable amount of regulars and it’s a place to share your pictures, blogs and videos. The site is a social media very much like facebook for people with hair loss. So if you need someone to share your thoughts, you know where to go.
Angel Hair Foundation
Our goal is to give the gift of feeling ordinary back to families in crisis. For weeks and months, children struggle to hold onto who they were before their cancer or medical condition. Even on good days, a glance of their reflection reminds them: things are different. So, when a child cautiously picks up the mirror and sees her Angel Hair System for the first time, she doesn’t see just a hairpiece.
Bald Girls Do Lunch
Imagine within just weeks losing every bit of hair... all over. It's unpredictable and it happens. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that can have a devastating affect on self-image, especially women's. Bald Girls Do Lunch is the only nonprofit created specifically to help women cope, gain confidence and feel a sense of community.
Bald Truth Talk
Welcome to the Bald Truth Talk - Hair Loss, Hair Transplant and Hair Restoration Community.
Children’s Alopecia Project
Devoted specifically to children living with all forms of alopecia.
Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation
CARF was formed as a result of one person's experience with scarring alopecia (cicatricial means scarring). When the patient realized that little is known about such disorders, she decided, with the help of her doctor, to initiate a grassroots effort to raise funds to study these problems. This website has been created to provide information about the cicatricial alopecias for patients, their families and physicians, as well as the public.
Hair Foundation
Full or partial hair loss can cause social trauma and lower self-esteem about one's appearance and it can be embarrassing for both men and women. Whether hair loss is caused by genetics or other external reasons, there are many treatments and solutions available to help prevent and stop hair loss or improve your hair's overall appearance.
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery is the leading authority on hair loss treatment and restoration...We are dedicated to promoting the highest standards of medical practice and medical ethics. The ISHRS also provides continuing education to physicians specializing in hair transplant surgery and is committed to providing the latest information on medical and surgical treatments for hair loss to the general public.
Keratin.com
While not a life threatening condition, Alopecia areata is nevertheless serious because of the psychologically and sociologically devastating effects the hair loss can have on the victim
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF), is a 501(c) organization (Federal Tax ID is 94-2780249). Headquartered in San Rafael, CA, NAAF supports research to find a cure or acceptable treatment for alopecia areata, supports those with the disease, and educates the public about alopecia areata.
Surviving-Hairloss.com
Surviving-Hairloss.com is one of the web’s premier community hair loss site where its main focus is simple, to help people facing hair loss. Learn the truth about hair loss and the conditions causing it and various hair loss treatments, ways to prevent hair loss and communicate with other hair loss sufferers from all around the world. - See more at: http://www.surviving-hairloss.com/alopecia_areata_support.html#sthash.KzUaTojt.dpuf
The Alopecia Project
Dealing with alopecia areata one spot at a time.
Wigs for Kids
Wigs for Kids is a cooperative effort among Certified Cosmetic Therapists throughout North America who share a common goal. "Children shouldn't have to worry about how they look, especially when they're in the middle of a health crisis," says Jeffrey Paul. "We want to give these kids the opportunity to feel good about themselves again."
Regrowth
Welcome to Regrowth, the most trusted hair loss resource center and support community for over 15 years!
MayoClinic
Hair loss (alopecia) can affect just your scalp or your entire body. It can be the result of heredity, certain medications or an underlying medical condition. Anyone – men, women and children – can experience hair loss.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
This booklet contains general information about alopecia areata (al-oh-PEE-shah ar-ee-AH-tah). It describes what alopecia areata is, its causes, and treatment options. Information is also provided on current research
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