All Videos Tagged hairloss (Alopecia World) - Alopecia World

Alopecia, Hair Loss & the New Me - Cheryl Carvery-Jones, AlopeciaWorld.com

2017-09-19T17:59:26.269Z

Cheryl, co-founder of AlopeciaWorld.com, talks about how she lost her hair and how living and coping with the underlying condition of alopecia world changed her life.

WIG'D OUT - Official Trailer (HD)

2016-06-11T04:26:37.891Z

"Wig'd Out" follows the real-life story of Olivia Rusk, a 19-year-old Fishers resident who developed alopecia at 18 months old.

The film, produced by Rusk's mother, Sandy Rusk, and directed by Kate Chaplin, is a dramatized version of Olivia Rusk's life. It tells the story of Rusk being entered into a beauty pageant by her well-meaning, former pageant queen mother. "Wig'd Out" gives viewers the opportunity to dig deeper into the relationship young women have with the concept of beauty, the journey to self-acceptance and the mother-daughter dynamic.

Rusk used her experiences to motivate other children as a Radio Disney host, an author and through her nonprofit organization, Olivia's Cause. She's appeared on local and national talk shows, including the "Today" Show. "Wig'd Out" had been in the works since 2007.

Losing My Hair Again

2015-09-16T00:08:53.759Z

Having a hard time accepting that alopecia is my reality.

New research shows promise for reversing hair loss

2013-10-24T16:48:52.823Z

A breakthrough technique that can generate human hair growth shows promise for treating baldness in men and women, a new study suggests.

Christiano on researching burdensome hair diseases

2013-10-24T16:29:38.984Z

Columbia University scientist Angela Christiano, who had alopecia alopecia, explains why hair diseases are most burdensome and what she and her colleagues are trying to do about it.