Question Posted Saturday September 9 2006, 5:54 pm
First off dont judge me or say anything rude because i hate talking about this to (anyone). And this may be a little long.
I have this disease Alopecia. Its where you lose your hair. Im not losing it right now but i have a few bald spots. And no its not any form of cancer and its not life threatning so i cannot die from it.
But every day i wear my hair up in a messy bun. Its getting kind of old really. Once in a while ill wear my hair down and put a little bit up. But once i get to school or work i put it up because i either get really hot. Or i just dont feel comforatable wearing it down because i hate when people question me about it.
The other day decided i want to have side bangs. I kind of had some but the bangs werent all the same leangth so i cut them the same length and it doesnt look right. i tried pinning them back but they wont stay.
Is there any cute hair styles i can wear with either my hair up or half down and half up? How can i make these side bangs look right?
---Also im 17 and i have had Alopecia for 9 years. So dont tell me to go to doctor and make sure its really Alopecia. ive have taken meds for it and nothing works.
thank you
also if you need a picture ill send you one just leave your Screenname in the answer.
For the side bangs: Have you tried blow drying them? My friend got side bangs and they looked awful and she hated them, but then she started bkow drying them, and they look great!
You could try pulling your ahirback into a half ponytail (start by gathering your hair like a regualar pony, but then drop the bottom half) and you could also do a half ponytail with either a messy bun in back or a neat one.
I dont know where you bald spots are, and if this would cover them up, but you could do the hairsyle where you take a section of hair from the very front in the middle (1 or two inches wide and not very thick) brush it up war (to smooth it) and pin it back.
Finally, you could try doing a ponytail instead of a bun, or mixing it up by doing a neater bun or adding chopsticks.
sparrow answered Saturday September 9 2006, 11:42 pm: first of all i need to see how your bangs are, soo if this will work, im gonna give you and advice but if it does not work, contact me (sparrow is the screen name) and send me a pic or if u have myspace pics or something like that.
you must see this pics to give yourself an idea
you might just dislike copying styles from famous people, but they work and no one notices you copy cuz it looks different but same stylish.
Moop answered Saturday September 9 2006, 11:34 pm: it might help to be able to see pictures. as a kid I struggled with patchy hair loss that looked fine if I put it in pigtails. when I went completely bald I wore a wig just fine. for the most part, though, I just wore my hair how it was. Physical appearances have not meant much to me.
now then. you can get extensions put in around the spots that fill them in if they're tiny enough. you can also just get your hair cut creatively and pin it to fold over your spots. tiny plastic kiddie-style hairclips are really in and would work really well to do mini comb-overs. if you have long-ish hair you can get it permed and wear it messy with a fabric headband so that the spots don't show as much. it depends on your style and the amount of work you want to put in.
as for making side-bangs work, you need to cut them yourself or have a friend do it. most stylists won't do it just right. you also never want to cut them all the same length. it makes your hair look childish.
if all else fails, I know I would enjoy seeing someone completely comfortable with patchy hair loss. that's how I was for several years. it would be refreshing for me and a comforting to know that I'm not the only one (if I still had hair loss problems). [ Moop's advice column | Ask Moop A Question ]
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