Conditions
Alopecia
When presenter Gail Porter lost much of her hair because of alopecia she refused to wear a hat or wig, deciding instead to maintain a public profile and raise awareness of the condition. Alopecia is an autoimmune hair loss disease that affects 1 in 100 people, and can strike men, women or children of any age. The onset of hair loss is often sudden, random and recurrent, and can lead to either patchy or complete loss of hair on the scalp or body. The notoriously familiar male/female pattern baldness is another form of the condition. There is no single cause – it can be hereditary or genetic, the result of trauma or stress, or even medication. However, people who have had eczema, asthma or a thyroid disease are more prone to the condition. There is no known cure or proven therapy to induce hair re-growth, but there are various treatments available. Hair loss isn’t damaging to health, but it can prove challenging.
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i am a 33year old woman, i've noticed a bold patch in the back of my head when i touched it it felt weird kind of numd . I asked my husband to ave a look he did and said i didn't have any hair there i do'nt know what to do this is so embaressing. I have only recovered from surgery 8 weeks ago regarding my neck muscles,and had discharge leaking from my left breast that has settled know i need serious help
hi im 15 years old my hair has been strated to fall out since i was about 12 years old. my har does not fall drasticly but my hair line know is really bad. i would like to know if there is anything or anykind of shampo that is suggested to make healthier. and sometimes it can cause thinks at school, such as other pupils would take the micky and i can get very fustrated
would be great for any help that an be provided.
im 22 years old. i have had problems with my hair since i was a little girl. my hair falls out and can leave me with a large area of boldness.the only thing is that there is no trace of my hair when it falls out, none on my pellow brush ect… ive seen doctors specailist but they never found an answer. i have not had a full head of hair since i was abot six, when it all started. i hate it, i was bullied every day a my primary school. i have never been able to wear my hair down, ive always have to cover it up in any way i can, this is what i have done for most my life, it went from wearing a cap to bandaneres just so people would see and make fun. i watched a epesode last year where you sent an asian lady to have an hair piece added to her own hair to hide her hair loss, and i was hoping that you could help me in some way. i really would like to be able to wear my hair down some day and feel like a women. if you could help me please let me know. thank you
im no 22, about a year and a half ago i discovered a bald patch at the back of my head.. was really concious aout it as can be imagined.. tried covering it by growing my hear. anyway went to the gp and was told it was alopecia. they gave me some cream or wahetever it didnt work. I then ran into someone who knew a lot about herbal and natural treatment. and basically his advice was to kinda scrape the surface of the skin with a razor or some kinda blade, and then apply garlic. so basically cut a garlic, and apply it so that the juice from the garlic gets onto the skin, it should sting about. do this for a couple of weeks and it should grow back. Mine did, but then i discovered another patch lol almost straight away the other one had healed. but i did the same thing with the garlic and it has now also healed.. jus hoping its not gna happen again hehe..
I am 13 and i have a bald patch
it keeps getting bigger tho:(
i have had blood tacken and no luck
please help
hi im 25 female and i am going really thin on the top its getting so bad now everyone is on about it its really gettin me down i have been taking some vit from the health shop but they dont work is there anything out there that i could use ?
my alopecia started when i was completing my gcse exams… the patches grew back, then different patches formed around a year later.
i am now 19 and this cycle has happened every year.
the doctors did absolutely NOTHING to help me, despite it being noticeable, and me being on the verge of 'depressed'.
most of the time it should grow back, especially if it is areata. it's just a horrible thing that happens to quite a lot of us according to the stats.
hi.
i am 15 years old i have alopecia well it comes and go's. my hair is growing back now but most of the back of my head i have no hair on and behind my ears. i first got it when i was about 8 years old the doctor said there is nothing that he could do about it but it was not that bad. i now get it every few years and everytime it gets worse last time i lost about 90% of my hair and had to have a wig.
i have seen a consultant and he said there is nothing they can do.
I am always thinking that people are looking and talking about me, and don't go out alot because of it. I hate going to school.
I am 21 years old and my hair has been falling from the root since i was around 18/19. Since i've started using a shampoo and a serum I see some growth on the hairline but i'm not sure if it's an illusion or just seeing things so i was wondering, how would i know if its growing back?
I am 18 and quite healthyand i am deaf but my problem is my hair has recently started falling out in large amounts. i have had a child who is one but i was wondering what may have caused it and if there is any way to stop it. PLEASE HELP ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY
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