About the Owner of This Site |
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Through the philanthropic act
of HairLossTalk.com,
HerAlopecia.com was created and written by me, Laura Sallette, out of
the recognition that women's hair loss needs a home.
Bio: In June of 2002, I realized my hair had two thinning
spots on both sides of my head. Worried, I made an appointment with my
dermatologist immediately.
My scalp was examined with a magnifying visor under bright halogen lights,
and after a few seconds, the dermatologist proclaimed "Genetic pattern
baldness". Stunned, I immediately thought, how? When? And still,
to this day, why me? I wasn't given any background information on the
condition aside from "It's just inherited", and "try Rogaine
2%". I walked out of the office, still in shock. I thought it only
happened to men, or older women, so I wondered how this could be? I was
only 18 years old.
As soon as I stepped out of the office, an overwhelming sense of despair
and fear developed and soon I was in tears while I repeated the diagnosis
to my boyfriend, friends and parents.
I always had thick, long, healthy hair. What was happening? Did I do
something wrong? Confused and flustered, I denied the diagnosis.
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It would have been much harder to deal with the issue straight on; ignoring
and dismissing it was a lot easier on the nerves. I did not even bother looking
up information on this so-called genetic baldness as I thought that my dermatologist
had completely lost his marbles. My logic was that I'm too young, I have too
much hair, I'm in great health, my parents and grandparents are not bald.
As time went on, I saw more dermatologists, endocrinologists and various practitioners,
all who gave me conflicting diagnosis. I was still consistently losing hair.
Finally, I could not stand it anymore and I realized, once again, there was
something not right about my hair and that something had to be done. My part-line
was getting wider and wider, while the bulk of my hair was thinning dramatically.
I started to search the internet, trying to find as much information as I could
for this awful condition. I learned a lot of general information about it, but
there will still questions left unanswered. I found no site dedicated to women.
Many of the large sites were helpful, but it seemed as though they were more
focused towards men. One site in particular had a thriving women's message board.
As I empathized with their situations, I also learned an invaluable amount of
information.
While I sat at my computer reading their stories, information, thoughts and
ideas, I realized that they should have a home. Through hard work and time,
HerAlopecia.com blossomed into what you see today. I am hoping that this will
be the first place that women can go to -- to find information on women's hair
loss, to share their stories and to support one another. Heralopecia.com is
still in the process of growing. We are all in this together, and through your
help and involvement, HerAlopecia.com will work hard to suit your needs in a
caring and informative atmosphere.
Laura
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