Did you know that at least 25 million women in the United States are suffering from hair loss? It’s a staggering number, considering how little hair loss is talked about in women and the social stigma compared with men. This figure also includes women who are even bigshot celebrities and super models, so if you're experiencing hair loss as a woman; you're not alone by a long shot.
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley realized her hair was especially falling out after dyeing her hair for years. In fact, she wore wigs for five years until her hair grew back after she became pregnant with her daughter, Edie, in 2015.
"I have dyed my hair virtually every color imaginable for different films. It got so bad that my hair literally began to fall out of my head!" Knightley told InStyle U.K. "So for the past five years I’ve used wigs, which is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to my hair."
Naomi Campbell
The supermodel Naomi Campbell has suffered from a condition known as traction alopecia for several years now, and many may not realize. Her condition was noticed in paparazzi photos taken of the model in 2014 when her visible hairline was receding. It has been speculated that her hair loss is the result of the stress she goes through wearing different hairpieces and looks for her work.
Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis began experiencing hair loss after she wrapped the final season of "Sex and the City," where she played Charlotte York. Davis ignored it at first and concentrated on other parts of her life, but one day when she tried to do her hair, she realized she didn't have much left. "My hair just was not what it used to be," Davis told Women's Wear Daily. "It was very fine like it had gone away, there just was hardly any hair there. [It] was always very difficult hair, which no one believes when I tell them—it’s always been not quite that easy, but because I had a lot of hair the professionals could help me make it look nice. It’s not like I woke up and I had Charlotte hair."
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera has suffered from traction alopecia which is not a surprise as one of her feature assets is her lengthy, lustrous blonde hair. Years of extensions and using hydrogen peroxide to maintain her hair color has severely broken her hair leaving bald patches which in the past she has covered with wigs. Although her hair might have grown back since her condition was first found out in 2003, in some cases traction alopecia is irreversible.
Viola Davis
At 28 years old Viola Davis began experiencing hair loss. She internalized the struggle until she learned to embrace her hair for what it was after she learned that her balding was from stress. "I woke up one day, and it looked like I had a Mohawk. Big splash of bald on the top of my head," Davis told Vulture. "I was like, What is this? Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I don't do that anymore. My favorite saying in the world is, 'The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.' I am telling you, I have spent so much of my life not feeling comfortable in my skin. I am just so not there anymore." Davis got into the practice of wearing wigs anywhere she went because she was embarrassed by her hair. She still wears wigs, but it wasn't until she was older that they became an option and not something to hide behind. "I wore a wig in the Jacuzzi. I had a wig I wore around the house. I had a wig that I wore to events. I had a wig that I wore when I worked out. I never showed my natural hair," Davis said. "It was a crutch, not an enhancement. I was so desperate for people to think that I was beautiful. I had to be liberated from that [feeling] to a certain extent."
Hair loss is incredibly common among women, no matter their careers or lifestyles. Whether you're losing your hair due to over-styling, bleaching or using hair extensions, or your hair is falling out because of stress, diet or health issues, you don't need to despair. There are many ways to treat hair loss, and we're here to help you do just that. If you're interested in speaking with Dr Gray about your hair loss problems, or having any other questions concerning the topic, please contact us here at HT&RC. We'd be happy to help you set up a consultation.
