Elevate Magazine / Autumn 2004 / Portrait By Pam Fulford Cynthia Brandt is bald. And she couldn’t be happier – She never had a bad hair day. Tell us about your condition – alopecia – and what triggered it? There are three main types of alopecia: alopecia areata (patches of hair missing on the scalp and body), alopecia totalis (baldness on the scalp only) and alopecia universalis (baldness on the...

BACKGROUND STORY: For as long as I can remember I have coveted a long, healthy, flowing head of hair. Unfortunately my super-fine, straight hair never manages to grow past my shoulders. Once my hair is longer than six inches it becomes so fragile and wispy the only option is to cut it. Hair extensions have always intrigued me; however, the glue, weaves and potential hair damage involved with many types...

eople Magazine / March 2006 / P.140 Her Bald Truth Former General Hospital star Amy Gibson’s wigs are for women – like her! – with alopecia areata As Amy Gibson sat on a New York City bus four years ago, she couldn’t help but notice a teenage girl trying to cover up a large bald patch on the back of her neck. “It was like watching myself in the mirror,”...

Elevate Magazine / Spring 2006 / Big Wig Big Wig By Chantel Simmons Former soap star Amy Gibson creates wigs for the girl on the go. Nearly 35 per cent of Canadian women suffer from hair loss. Until recently, wearing a wig to cover balding due to alopecia or cancer-related therapies meant looking like you were wearing a wig. Former soap star Amy Gibson has been bald since she was...

Elevate Magazine / Winter 2007 / Reader Tested: At a loss… & Perfect Fit Reader Tested By Celina Harrison, Elevate Reader Three years ago, I was losing my hair. Now, my new hair is better than natural! It was just over three years ago that I caught a glimpse of myself in a security camera and noticed the hair on the back of my head was thinning. Soon afterward, people...

Sunnybrook Foundation News / April 2008 / volume 3, Issue 1 Continental Hair is helping patients to look and feel better at Odette Cancer Centre Over 50 years ago, Peter and Emma Suba established Continental Hair, retailing the finest quality custom and ready-made human hair and synthetic wigs for thousands of clients across Canada. Their son, Michael, who now manages two locations of Continental Hair, had not planned on following...