For a lot of people, the condition Alopecia Areata Multilocularis (AA) means nothing.

Two years ago Lisa Goodman was amongst those who hadn’t heard the term before but in February 2006 she was diagnosed with the condition, which affects around 1 per cent of Australians.

AA is a non-contagious autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own hair follicles and suppresses or stops hair growth.

At first Lisa started losing hair at the back of her head and had a bald spot the… Continue