Many women and men suffer from alopecia areata, though not many know much about it. It is a type of autoimmune disease. This means it is a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the healthy hair follicles on the head. There are people who are living with this condition and they are having difficulties growing their hair. Gail Mabalane is one of the people who is living with this condition.
She is a celebrated actress who has accomplished so much in her career in all the years that she has been in the entertainment industry. This phenomenal star started sharing her story about her condition back in 2019. She first opened up about her alopecia diagnosis three years ago after a routine visit to the salon. A dermatologist revealed that she had Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
Gail has found a way to treat her hair loss and it has been working well for her, for a while. Recently she shared a throwback picture of herself at a time whereby she had lost her hair, she captioned her post: “This was me three years ago. This is way more prevalent than we think. From receding hairlines to bald patches to hair loss that starts in the middle of the head to scalp sensitivity.
We have just become so good at hiding it and “suffering” or fighting it in silence. September is Alopecia Awareness Month. My wish, is for everyone who is experiencing hair loss to know that you are not alone.” Her post caught a lot of people’s attention, leaving many wondering if she really went through that, since she has never shared pictures of her hair loss before. Her journey to recovery inspired a lot of people.
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