Hello out there!

My name is Violet, I'm 21 years old and was recently diagnosed with alopecia areata. I've noticed very little hair loss in 8th grade but thought nothing of it since I seen my little sister and brother had the same little situation on their head. Once I had my daughter in January of 2010 I immediately got the Mirena IUD and noticed a significant amount of hair loss on both sides of my head by my parietal bone. I thought their was no hope so I decided to do nothing about…

I am 20 years old and was diagnosed with alopecia areata back in November. I've always had long hair so I was used to losing a lot of hair when I washed, styled or brushed it but then I noticed a bald spot. My alopecia had a fast time course, I noticed the spot in October, was diagnosed in November and by January, I was almost completely bald. I barely had any time to learn what alopecia was and accept it. Everything was happening so quick,I hid behind messy MESSY spray and powder cover-ups…

Hi all,

Can anyone give any advice on water wigs or any wigs they have used to play sport (in a pony tail under a cap for example).

I wear a Follea Gripper wig and don't really want to use it for swimming or sport. Am looking for the best options / alternatives.

Would really appreciate any advice on options you have actually used.

Thanks x

I've pulled more. Even the tiny hairs. My little brother left today to go back home in the west side of USA. And my other little brother here at home is stirring up trouble, but not as much family violence that my brother in the west had caused to my family. I used to be afraid of my brother from the west. He was sent away a few years ago because of all the mishap and violence he gave us. Now, its the littlest brother who is raging. I now have to wear my scarves more often around the house…

Hi Everyone,
I was diagnosed with FFA six months ago after losing my eyebrows and having my hairline recede by about two inches. I also have other autoimmune symptoms. About four years ago I got silicone gel breast implants and wonder if anyone else with FFA has implants and wonders if they have triggered their autoimmune conditions including FFA. Just trying to figure all this out and trying to figure out the cause
Kathleen.

All my life I was known for my beautiful red curls. My hair was my most unique and prized physical feature. Three years ago when my hair suddenly fell out, I was totally shocked. It turns out that I have an autoimmune condition called Alopecia, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the hair and causes it to fall out. I was devastated. I had never even heard of Alopecia before. I was uncomfortable in my own skin and confused about who I was without my hair. I knew deep down that the loss…

My daughter is only 5 yrs old dealing with this and is in early stages of alopecia. I was secretly hoping it was areata however as of this week her eyebrows n lashes are falling off. I have done all home remedies that has so far allowed her to keep bout 30% of her hair. Still falling off but at a slower rate, i dont know if thats a good or bad thing. My mom had alopecia Universales since she was 15, bak in the 70s wen no one knew about it. She was tortured everyday to a point she moved out…

im 18 and just found a new patch on my crown size of two finger tips. I had alopecia from the age of 11-15 the size of my hand on the top of my head im terrified it will get that big again my scalp is tingling and itching is this A sign of more hair loss to come? please help :)

I have looked under the bed, I have checked my pockets, I have searched high and low and my hair was nowhere to be found. You see, since I was 21 I have been losing my hair and have done everything short of sending out an Amber Alert for it! My name is Scott and this is my story how I fell into Depression when my hair fell out and how I recovered from it.

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In my last blog post, Acceptance, I mentioned that I told my boyfriend that I have alopecia. Well, two weeks ago, we broke up. He was my first boyfriend that I've told about my alopecia. And for that reason, I withheld the part about wearing a hairpiece (he just knows about the loss of hair everywhere else, like eyebrows, eyelashes etc). I would of eventually told him if we continued dating but I'm glad I didn't tell him. Because two days ago, on twitter, he tweeted: "Lmfao if your a girl…

SO A LOT HAS GONE ON SINCE I WAS LAST ON HERE, SO UPDATE WITH ME, WELL ON MAY 19, 2013 AT 9:09 AM I WAS TAKING IN FOR AN EMERGENCY C- AT 27 WEEKS AND 3 DAYS DUE TO BEING IN FULL LABOR, AND THEY TOOK HIM BECAUSE HIS UMBILICAL BEING IN FRONT OF HIS HEAD, AND I WOULD HAVE LOST HIM IF I DELIVERED HIM NATURALLY. OUR SON WAS 2 LBS 5 OZ AND 14 1/2 IN LONGS AND HE IS DOING JUST FINE HE IS A LITTLE FIGHTER. AND HE KEEPS GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY. AS OF 6-3-2013 HE IS 15 DAYS OLD AND IS GETTING BIG.…

I haven't been on the site for a while, but its good to see so much happening as far as help, support and advice.

I first started losing my hair back in Oct 2011. I was 41 then. I had just been through a marriage break up and having never had hair loss before I have staunchly put it all down to stress. I started with just a small bald patch on my chin. I didn't worry and thought it must be "one of those things" A week or two later my daughter was giving my hair a trim and told me I had…

I must must must stop getting pleasure of out freaking ppl out, although my hair is now short I can still wear my long hair pieces, which I did to show a friend how natural they can look (ironically). Anyway a group of teenage girls, who had sow me the day before (with short hair) were asking if it was a wig/hair piece/extensions ect (genuinlely interested in extension), and a smart mouth teenage boy shouted 'What r u going bald or something??' I shouted back 'Yes, wanted to see' wiped off…

I have had allopecia for 40 years now and have worn just about every type of wig there is. For a long time, I wore human hair wigs that were made for me, but then we moved to Hong Kong for a while and they would not withstand the humidity there- and I couldn't learn to do them myself. So I changed to wigs with mono-caps, but synthetic hair. I liked them a lot better because I could maintain them. But a couple of years ago, I found a wig that really gave me a nice new look and I get…