Ahhhh… the small pleasures in life. How gratifying it would be to part my hair. Instead my hair parts itself (in round circles rather than straight lines) at both regular and irregular intervals. It’s called Alopecia Areata. What are my options?
I’ve tried most of them - wigs of every type, scalp injections, nutritional supplements, and beautiful headscarves of every style. One option that I haven’t experimented with but that is fast growing in popularity among ALL women is hair extensions. They might be more common among black women, but weaves and extensions are quickly growing in popularity among white women as well, especially those of us with hair loss. So the newest headlines reading, “Weaves and braids may contribute to a type of permanent hair loss…” may have relevance beyond the group of black women the researchers looked at. Last thing we ladies with hair loss need is an option that makes our matters worse.
Have you ever used hair extensions? Are you worried they’ll contribute to hair loss?
Susan Beausang, President, 4Women.com
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Hi Maryann, Actually, this news may be new to the mainstream, but those of us with hair loss, who have passed through long, arduous periods of not knowing why our hair is falling out and have had to become hair loss experts, we've known about the damage done by extensions and other forms of traction (braids, perpetual tight pony tails, etc). Nonetheless, given the number of women using hair extensions, I get the impression most women still don't know potential damage. Happy to share such news stories if it can help another avoid the hair loss emotions I know all too well.
April 18, 2011 - 6:25amAll the best,
Susan
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Hi Susan,
April 15, 2011 - 12:52pmThank you for that SHARE. Interesting information both about the risks of hair weaves and the correlation between CCCA and familial balding patterns and type 2 diabetes. I applaud your sense of humor!
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