Hair loss treatment, disguise, and covering.

You are walking down the street, enjoying the autumn breeze, when a strong gust of wind hits your face, giving you a free real-time fashion shoot. Most women would bust out their favorite runway poses. Taking advantage of this natural, high-powered fan by flipping their locks effortlessly in the wind. Unfortunately, if you are suffering from hair loss, the wind is your worst enemy. You wonder; what if the wind shows what I am trying to hide?

Thinning hair and bald spots are an inconvenience and a confidence drainer. Whether you lost your hair naturally, from wearing tight styles, or from alopecia, every woman deserves to feel confident. Every woman should be able to work it in that real-time fashion shoot called Walking in the Wind.

In America alone, 21 million women suffer from hair loss. In this day and age, suffering from hair loss is discouraging, especially when Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande set new ponytail trends daily. Nowadays everyone wants to have the movie star look, but remember ladies, even Kim Kardashian doesn’t come by her appearance naturally, so there is hope.

Lace Wig

There are plenty of ways to cover, disguise, and even correct hair loss. One option, currently popular within celebrity culture, is lace wigs. These are a Godsend for people who suffer from hair loss, but dream of wearing high ponytails without covering or disguising thinning hair. Lace wigs were popularly used in dramatic plays and movies but have recently moved over to mainstream fashion. The wigs are made of hair crocheted into an almost transparent lace cap, strands at a time. It is very tedious to create but will give the illusion of a human scalp when finished. Most lace wigs come in three different pieces. A partial lace front only has lace at the top, to give the illusion of a middle part, while a lace front covers the sides and top of the head, making it ideal for a half up half down ponytail and free part. Finally, a full lace covers the top, sides, and back of the head, providing full coverage. Where there is no lace extensions, tracks of hair are weaved together to form the rest of the wig.

To wear this wig you MUST have it styled before application. Most stylists pluck the lace to make the hairline appear more natural and bleach the knots where the hair was initially tied to the lace. This is done to camouflage the knotted strands. After the styling is complete, some stylists sew the wig to braided hair, while others sew and use a special lace adhesive to avoid lifting, some apply the wig with clips, elastic bands, or as is. Lace wigs are a great option because they help with natural hair growth and do not require constant manipulation.

To disguise hair loss you can also use spray dyes for minor thinning areas and extensions. If you want to go the permanent or semi-permanent route, Advanced Aesthetic Hair is your best option. This salon/hair restoration clinic is located in Sorrento Valley and was founded by Melinda Galloway, who is certified in Trichology. Due to her own struggle with "Trichotillomania" (an anxiety disorder associated with hair-pulling), she decided to bridge the gap between styling and restoration. It’s a great place to go if you don’t feel comfortable entering a classic salon.

At Advanced Aesthetic Hair, Galloway specializes in hair loss solutions, recovery therapies, and salon services. She performs an invisible hair replacement, which is a medical grade adhesive that grafts "skin to skin" or an adhesive with hair attached, directly to the skin. You can wear it like your own hair for 4-8 weeks and it does no harm to your natural hair. To recover hair, one of the techniques she performs is healthy scalp therapy which "cleans[ses] the scalp to remove excess sebum and to open up pores to gain maximum absorption of the products into the hair follicles. Agents to counteract the effects of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) are then deposited into the pores to stimulate hair follicular activity." Essentially, she opens up the pores and puts anti-hair-loss products into the pores to promote healthy hair growth. Galloway then uses painless laser treatments and scalp massages to stimulate growth. Her salon options include organic hair coloring, along with hair and wig cuts. Before she does this she performs "a thorough consultation, stress relieving scalp, neck, and shoulder massage, followed by a relaxing shampoo, condition, shaping, and styling of the hair." Now, that's what I like to call a Queen’s treatment!

Galloway performs many other hair treatments you can view on her website http://sandiegohairlossspecialist.com.

Whatever method you choose you are going to look fabulous. Remember every woman deserves to feel beautiful, women with thinning hair are no different.  

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