Hair Loss - Alopecia - Pregnancy

During the normal course of our daily life we all losewould begin.
hair every day, this is a normal cycle. But when weAs a professional and a mom myself I felt her pain, I
are afflicted with excess hair loss it can beimmediately compiled a fix-it plan for her hair. First I
emotionally impacting.recommended a combination of hair extensions that I
Over 62 million people in the U.S. deal with abnormalstrategically placed throughout her scalp with a subtle
hair loss, formally called (alopecia). As a professionalvariety of tones to look naturally hilted. Then I
stylist and educator I am usually the first to noticeselected a group of "clip-on" extensions she could
and diagnose the problem. The medical communitythrow in at home anytime. These work great! They
does not seem to recognize hair loss as a medicalare available in all lengths, colors and even pre-curled
condition, but the stress and fear felt by those whoor set. With these tools a great base hair color and
suffer is very real.regular visits her hair solely recovered each time. The
Pregnancy all too often a culprit in "postpartumright professional products also have a great deal of
alopecia" is usually caused by hormonal fluctuationseffect on a quick recovery for hair loss.
and can vary from minimal hair loss to large patchesHair loss is caused by a number of reasons, another
of hair falling out up to 9 months after delivery.client went through chemo while she was pregnant,
Some women experience little or no change, it variesand needless to say she suffered severe hair loss.
by individual. The good news is, I have found andThis is a common situation I have encountered and
used numerous solutions to get my clients throughhave had great success helping my clients look good
these tough times.and feel better. Along with fabulous extensions of
Hair loss is particularly devastating to women, theymany types, colors, textures, and brands there are
want to hide it from everyone, and let's face it we allbeautiful wigs in a ton of gorgeous styles available to
want and need to feel good about ourselves.everyone. Don't be afraid to ask your professional
I particularly recall a client who suffered suchsalon for recommendations, you deserve to look
devastating hair loss with each of her three (yes,great and there are a number of solutions out there
three) pregnancies, she was a lovely, upbeat women,and remember hair loss after pregnancy is usually
but as soon as she delivered her babies the traumatemporary.