Hair Loss | Thinning Hair
It’s not only women with cancer who rely on wigs or hair pieces
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Cancer is a major reason why so many women visit Michael Suba’s Continental Hair Studio, but a large portion of his clients are women dealing with different stages of thinning hair.
There are three types of hair loss (aka alopecia)
1. Alopecia Areata: patches of hair missing on the scalp and body
2. Alopecia Totalis: baldness of the scalp only
3. Alopecia Universalis: baldness of the scalp and the body
Michael revealed that hair thinning is starting at a younger and younger age (as younger at 13 years old) and it’s a very difficult thing for most women to deal with.
It’s safe to say that most men accept balding as a possible reality, but it’s not something most women accept or want to deal with. The reality is that alopecia does affect women.
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Why are wigs so important for women recovering from breast cancer?
Wigs are an important part of the recovery for many women who lose their hair because of cancer treatments. Women have such an emotional connection to their hair, and I cannot imagine how emotionally traumatizing it must be for cancer survivors who have to deal with the reality of their hair loss.
To understand the importance of wigs in the life of many post-recovery cancer patients, I met with Michael Suba, owner of Continental Hair Salons.
Michael’s family has been in the wig business since 1964 when his parents, a couple of hairdressers, decided to ride the wave of the 60s. Now, the business is operated and managed by Michael.
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Lasertron Laser Brush for Thinning Hair
Are you dealing with thinning hair? Are you trouble growing your hair?
Pass a certain age, after a pregnancy or after certain medical procedures, you might find yourself with considerably thinner hair than you did before or you simply might find it harder and harder to grow thick and long hair.
Hair is the crowning glory for most of us and because of that fact; most of us have a very intimate relationship with our hair.
We most likely don’t think of our hair all that much (except for the occasional bad hair day) when everything is “normal” … that said the day we start noticing more hair loss than usual, we usually become quite concerned.
There are many treatments for hair loss on the market, but none of them quite look like this one!
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