When a local, low-cost basement hairdresser on my street noticed the quarter-sized bald spot, I was about 10. I pulled my long hair back over the spot, so no one ever knew in 5th grade.

When alopecia reared up again my sophomore year in high school, I got a fall (half wig), and again pulled hair from the forehead back over the matching wig, and secured my hair onto the fall with a large barrette. Large bobby pins held my fall onto my real hair, twisted underneath. No one knew. I did…

I really don't know how I want to present myself at the moment. This summer I was going to work bare headed and feeling pretty positive about myself, seeing my alopecia as a quirky part of me. But now I am drawn towards my wigs again. I've been looking a lot at the dolly and Japanese Kawaii style today as I love this style and I want to present myself like that. yet at the same time I feel like a fake or that I'm not being true to myself with all that make up and wigs etc. I just feel…

I don't want to spend more than $400. But I want a nice wig with a silk top. Any advice? 

I'm looking at:

orderwigsonline.com

ruthsbeauty.com

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Can't believe it's been exactly three years now since I discovered the first bald patch on my head after a haircut.

It's been a roller coaster ride.. I was in Bangalore that time, and the patches quickly grew into 6-7 places on my scalp.. I had a 3 month regimen of painful injections, and steroid tablets which led to almost 90% regrowth but patches just kept coming up here and there..

Never have I been totally alopecia free these 3 years.. although there  were times when it was…

So I'm at work and a haircut walks through the door. It's my turn and I go up front to greet them and take down there name and the women says to me, "Do you do little boys haircuts." I say back, "Yes, what's his name." So that I can write it down. She looks me right in the face and says, "I will wait for the next stylist. I think you might scare him." My manager went into protection mode to stand up for me. She asked, "What about her do you think he would be scared of?Her bald head?" The…

Well even though I don't know anyone on here, this is the 1st time I'm formally coming out and saying I have alopecia. I'm just SO FRUSTRATED. I noticed a bald spot September 2013, quarter sized kind of at the lower part of my head. Of course I freaked out I'm 23 years old engaged and have long curly hair. I immediately knew what it was. I went to school with someone who had/has AU. He's my inspiration because for the last 5+ years he has had all of his hair! Anyway I noticed a small bald…

so theirs some fuzz and more spots ..

we should make a video

karaoke any takers ??

at least my friends list =)

I am 38 Years old, I am from Hungary.

Unfortunately my English isn't so good, but it might develop.

Even now I need a little time to formulate in English what I want to say.

At the end of May 2014 almost all my hair fell out in about 10 days.

2 weeks later hair growth stopped elsewhere too, for example eyebrows, mustache, axillary, etc…

Only my legs and arms ar not  affected.

On my head there is a thin "baby hair" and elsewwhere is also a fine stubble but it…

Learned today that Patrick Stewart has Alopecia (always just thought bald)--the tiny boy thought it was pretty awesome that he has that in common with Professor X ;)

Hi everyone im new to AA and i live in Tasmania Australia, id never heard of AA until i was diagnosed and as ive had long thick hair for last 20 yrs i was devastated, i have 1 large spot on back of scalp about the size of an orange but it has some new regrowth, i thought it was over but last week i found 2 more spots on top and rightside of scalp, i am now on anti depressants to help with the stress and i have been applying cortorsone cream for about 4 weeks, can anyone tell me how long it…

I say eye brow but it consists of 6 hairs. Oh how I wonder what causing this change. This regrowth. How I wish I could tell you all what it is and remember it to keep it happening.

hi all - i joined this site ages ago and then completely forgot about it. i'm in the market to switch up my hairstyle (wig haha) and thought i might get some good advice here. i love my current wig and have been getting the same one for years but need to wear a headband with it - the style i get doesn't look natural on its own and i don't feel like its secure on my head without it either. i'm getting sick of the headband though and am thinking it may be time to invest in a better piece that…

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