I have been battling with Alopecia for 2 years now. My hair has become so thin that at times you can see the scalp through my hair when I wear it down OR up. I am considering getting hair extension to create more fullness. I have never had them before, so I am a little lost as to which ones are the best, affordable ones in the Vancouver (or lower mainland) area.

Can anyone help me with this? Your comments are highly appreciated! Thank you!!

Just a a few thoughts, after a night out on Saturday I have realised that I have way more compliments since having Alopecia than ever before! My wig looks glam, along with my eyelashes and I have the smoothest legs without the hassle of waxing:)

I have had many hard times and still do but with each day I realise having AU is not the end of the world and there are many people out there who are less fortunate than me.

I’m a 32 year old South African female. I have lived with Alopecia Areata since I was 22 however for the most part I didn’t worry about it as it was just small patches here or there that came and went and were easily hidden.

For the past 2.5 yrs one patch has become a second patch & a third and they have all become friends…spreading up from my neckline and sides to the top of my head. Daily I am losing more hair and its getting more and more difficult to hide. Basically I have…

I am from Chicago IL and am looking for a semi permanent eyebrow specialists in the area or surrounding states. Any suggestions or recommendations??

So I return to my dermatologist this week to see what he has next in his bag of tricks for me. We have just tried a round of steroid injections once a week for three weeks to try to "trick" my immune system and shut it down with zero improvement. He mentioned that next time we will try to take the opposite approach and "rev it up"??? Anyone tried this and what does it entail. I haven't been able to find any information on the internet. I was only diagnosed five months ago so I am still…

HI everyone! First of all, thans for the existance of this web site once again... it's really important for us to have someone "like us" to talk to.... to share our doubts and fears, to share our vitories and new challenges! I'm portugese and here in my country with don't have yet any kinf of association or nacional support group... Like in many many countries and states, i think that we should have one! becaus of that i'm trying to difuse this new facebook group that i created in order to…

I remember the first time I saw my bald reflection looking back at me and thinking what a great shaped head I had. Of course I looked completely unlike anything I had ever seen in the mirror previously but I didn’t look like the hideous pictures on the doctors hand outs and at that moment, I just assumed this is how I’d look for a while until it all grew back. I felt happier at that moment than I had done for the previous few weeks having had to watch my hair thin and fall out, I felt in…

Hi,

Pease take one day at a time. It is not the end of the world. You will survive this one. I wish you great luck to fight this and get the best of it. You can talk to me any time you like to.

Nick

I keep finding more bald patches, the most I have had in years. I feel it's coming from last year when I had a very stressful time, nursing my beloved Grandad and Auntie in my home, who died from cancer.

But strangely I don't care, I have been through so much that hair loss seems so unimportant now. If anything I am using it like a badge of honour, yes I have seen through hell but I have survive. And if I loose all my hair. I will be fine, because over the last year I have found out who…

It's days like these when I really need support. I don't really know what to do with myself. My family needs me, and they are constantly upset by my lack of contributions to the household. As a teenager, I'm sort of at the whim of the adults in my household, and they don't always understand what's going on. I have cried countless times today, and probably will again.

I was diagnosed with alopecia in May, and it has progressed to about 60% loss. I also have diffuse hairloss, and my…

Why so many people are losing their hair lately?
Why I am losing will be mine?
I feel sad, not knowing what to do ...

So, around last month, Locks Of Love called and invited my mother and I to the 5th annual Locks Of Love retreat held in West Palm Beach, Florida. My mother, of course, was thrilled, and said yes, we will be attending the retreat on June 27th. While my mom was excited, I was crawling with nerves. I was anxious to meet the other girls. But I'm glad I didn't back out because when my mother and I met at the Florida airport with the other moms and their daughters, all my nerves vanished. I met…

So I finally met the new doc!

yes it's DAY 62...that's how long it took because the previous doc kept cancelling my appointments!

As you can imagine, lots can change in 62 days!

It's actually a bit strange...bitter-sweet almost.

The spot grew a little bit but I also see more fuzz. The entire area is covered with decent length fuzz. The size probably ranges from 0.2cm to 0.5cm. The edge of the patch grew first and has now turned into black fuzz to match my original…

Anyone else tired of seeing hair collect all over your floor, bed, hairbrush? My hair has gotten to my lower back, but I still have large patches over the entire back and sides, with some smaller patches on top. So, of course, my long hair sheds and it becomes very obvious that there's hair everywhere. The worst is when cooking! I'm always scared someone will find a hair in their food and be disgusted.

Makes me want to shave it all off -- a thought that's been around for a few months.…

So admittedly, there is very little good about having Alopecia and whatever happens, any positives that come out of it do not, in my eyes, outweigh the terrible burden of having no hair. However, I realised one of those positives today and feel the need to share it.

In fact the drama began yesterday, in the freezing cold, wet town of Queenstown, New Zealand. I’m here for a few days after nearly a year away from home. The morning had gone well, after a disappointing beginning whereby…

Hi Folks,

Well...It's been 6 years today since I found that little bald patch on me...Picture it, July 5th 2007 I thought an ember of my independence had fallen upon me. But no it was Alopecia. i had never heard of it before.

It was pretty tough to lose all my hair within 3 months. I lost my identity and my self confidence.

I slowly started accepting what had happened after a year of turmoil.

How does a person deal with such a crises?

Luckily for me I found…