S'pore girl wins over TikTok with her struggles with alopecia

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When TikTok user Adel first found out she had alopecia totalis, she could barely look at herself in the mirror, or even her shadow. She shared how at 18, the autoimmune disease caused her to lose all her hair on her head, including her eyebrows and eyelashes, within two...

In an emotional video, she explained why she stopped wearing wigs as it constantly reminded her of her condition every time she took off her wig.

Over the years, she has learned to feel less ashamed and credits this to the support from her family and friends and her new online community."The places I want to have hair, don't have, and the places I don't want to have hair, have," she said in one of her videos. Although she is in a better place than she was a few years ago, Adel says she still struggles with confidence and finds posting on TikTok"intimidating".Adel hopes to create awareness for alopecia and is happy to have connected with"fellow botaks" through the app.

 

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