Set me free
I spoke with a friend who began shaving her hair a few years ago – she’s gorgeous and looks great without hair. She told me, “Rachel, it set me free.” She also said a friend of hers developed alopecia and now shaves her head because her hair never grew back except in patches. “She says she feels free.”
I called her husband and asked him if he would clip my hair. He said yes. I said I’ll get back to you.
There is every chance that your hair will regrow, but it may also fall out again. No one can predict when it might regrow or fall out. The course of the disease varies from person to person. Some people lose just a few patches of hair, then the hair regrows, and the condition never recurs. Other people continue to lose and regrow hair for many years. A few lose all the hair on their head; some lose all the hair on their head, face, and body. Even in those who lose all their hair, the possibility for full regrowth remains.
In some, the initial hair regrowth is white, with a gradual return of the original hair color. In most, the regrown hair is ultimately the same color and texture as the original hair.
What Can I Expect Next?
The course of alopecia areata is highly unpredictable, and the uncertainty of what will happen next is probably the most difficult and frustrating aspect of the disease. You may continue to lose hair, or your hair loss may stop. The hair you have lost may or may not grow back, and you may or may not continue to develop new bare patches.
My friend and artist, Kim Frohsin, says: “I always loved your nice hair… oh well, things could be worse + I admire your “adjustment” attitude + pluggin forth to try natural options:
