Whether you’re a man or a woman, it is at the very least, frustrating when you start to notice that your hair is thinning. But with today’s modern technology, our hair pieces and wigs are outstanding works of art that make it almost impossible to tell the difference.
Millions of people around the world suffer from a condition known as trichotillomania, and while you may not have heard that word before, it could be something that affects your life. Do you constantly pick at and pull out hair on your scalp or even other places on your body? If so, you may have trichotillomania, an obsessive-compulsive disorder that is characterized by a compulsive need to pull out one’s...
Sometimes I have to deal with hair loss pain in a father to father way. Its especially poignant with dads and daughters. Earlier this week I had a 12 year old girl come in with trichotillomania. Okay, she was 13, but I called her 12 so she would still qualify for our Wigs For Kids Program. She had gotten a free postiche over a year ago and was due for...
A little background. I got a call from the mother of an 11 year old girl that has trichotillomania. They wanted to come in the same afternoon if possible. I saw them at 4:00. The little girl was very charming and mature and confident. Her mother explained what they had been going through in trying to find something suitable. The area that had been picked out was a 3 inch...
