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Article: Loss of tresses depresses.(Female Baldness)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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Hair loss is most commonly associated with male-pattern baldness, but women can have alopecia, too, and it may have significant impact on their quality of life. Too often, women suffer psychological and emotional effects that can range from decreased self-esteem to anxiety and depression, maintains physician David H. Kingsley of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, Geneva, Ill.
Hundreds of women with hair leas who were interviewed on the topic reported:
* Lees of self-esteem. "Other people are always looking at my hair." "I feel unattractive or undesirable as a result of my hair loss."
* Social dysfunction. "I go out less ...