Comments on: Dealing With Hair Loss: Acceptance, Treatment, Wigs – Only You Decide

By: Angie T

Angie T — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:34:47 +0000

So I just wanted to comment that it’s important to find the RIGHT wig if that’s the path you’re going down.

I’ve been wearing hair about seven years now. I’ve always worn human hair, but lace fronts irritated me terribly and that left me with very little options. So year after year, as I can only afford one wig per year, I’d resentfully get the only non lace front I could afford. I could never get it to fit right, it would start showing it’s age right away, it was so HEAVY, and HOT, and just all around miserable. But I felt stuck – resentful because we couldn’t afford anything better (my daughter is disabled and I stay home to care for her, so we’ve been on one income for 18 years.)

As luck would have it my gal at the wig store introduced me to another new brand they have been carrying, called an Iwig. It did have a lace front, but they’re made of a different sort of material she thought I might tolerate. Someone had ordered one then decided they didn’t want it, so I wore it home for the weekend, and OMG. She gave it to me for half price, which coincided with my refund check, and Holy Balls I’m in Heaven.

I can now absolutely say I’m an enthusiastic wig wearer! This piece is my glass slipper, and there’s no going back to 99 cent flip flops now.

The moral of the story is that if I hadn’t taken the chance and leapt out of my comfort zone, I’d still be miserable. Hoping this will help someone who just hasn’t met the right brand/style/color/cap yet. It’s out there!

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:13:53 +0000

Hi,

Your words are so helpful. It is so nice to know that if you can get through hairloss and be ok maybe I CAN, too. Right now I am having such a hard time accepting my hairloss. I was diagnosed with Androgenic Alopecia four years ago and it seems like a lifetime. I have watched my hair get thinner and thinner especially March to April 2021. I did every treatment available to me and they did not work for me. It just seems so hopeless that I will ever be happy again, but I know you are doing a lot of things I thought I cannot do. Thank you for your words of encouragement! I will continue to read your encouraging words and hope that someday I can be like you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:05:39 +0000

Hello,
I’m new to this site. Just wondering…if you are wearing a wig , It looks wonderful on you and so natural. How do you get hairline to look so natural? I lost 60 to 70% of my hair 7 years ago due to in-office LLLT, too much time under laser hood each visit for 6 months. Most of my side hair is gone, front has receded and very thin and super fine all over. I’ve contemplated wearing a wig, but a huge step for me. Past 3 years I’ve used Rogaine 5%, Finasteride, Nioxin shampoo and occasional ketokonazole shampoo. PRP did nothing!
Do you wear your wig daily? Any issues with your scalp? Further hair loss due to the wig? Thank you, Nancy