Alopecia Areata: Understanding and Coping with Hair Loss
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Alopecia Areata: Understanding and Coping with Hair Loss

Alopecia Areata: Understanding and Coping with Hair Loss

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Wendy Thompson (Author) Jerry Shapiro (Author)  

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Alopecia areata is an unpredictable disorder that affects more than two and a half million men, women, and children in the United States and Canada. Causing patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes elsewhere on the body, this mysterious, noncontagious condition can be treated but it cannot yet be cured. Alopecia Areata: Understanding and Coping with Hair Loss is a sensitive yet straightforward guide to the diagnosis and treatment of this poorly understood disease. With great compassion, the authors explain how hair loss can profoundly affect a person's quality of life. They discuss what it means to be diagnosed with alopecia areata, and provide medically reliable information on the latest research, diagnosis, and treatment options. Thompson and Shapiro also offer practical strategies for living with alopecia areata, which can go in and out of remission without any apparent reason. They discuss the physical and psychological adjustments to wearing a hairpiece and give pointers on selecting, securing, and maintaining a wig, whether human hair or synthetic, custom or ready-made. Alopecia Areata includes a chapter devoted to the special needs of children with this condition and concludes with an epilogue that tells the story of a day in the life of a woman with alopecia areata, illustrating the various challenges she faces and the strategies she uses to cope with these challenges. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Wendy Thompson, M.A., is an educational gerontologist and professional writer who has had alopecia areata since she was a child. Jerry Shapiro, M.D., is director of the Adult Hair Clinic at the Vancouver General Hospital at the University of British Columbia, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia.
  • Contributor: Wendy Thompson
  • Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780801864728
  • Number of Pages: 200
  • Packaged Dimensions: 140x216mm
  • Packaged Weight: 340
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Release Date: 2000-03-01
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Wendy Thompson, M.A., is an educational gerontologist and professional writer who has had alopecia areata since she was a child. Jerry Shapiro, M.D., is director of the Adult Hair Clinic at the Vancouver General Hospital at the University of British Columbia, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia.

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