linz14
01-09-2010, 09:30 AM
hello folks,
Just joined the site last night and have already got so many tips and advice from everyones posts. I never realised so many people were in the same boat as me! :rolleyes:
I started losing my hair when i was 15- i am now 26! It first started at the front of my scalp and then it looked like my hair parting was very wide with alot of scalp showing, now its quite excessive hair loss on the top, front and side of my head, but i still have a good vol of healthy hair at the back. After years of worrying and crying, i came across TOPPIK and it changed my life for a few years, but it was a bit messy- especially if you stayed over and you would wake up with the pillow covered in the morning of the fibres! I then discovered a company in Glasgow who made and fitted hairpeices- which i think are what most people would call a topper?
Had my peice fitted in April 09 and i honestly felt like i had my life back! People began to pay me loads of compliments and my confidence began to grow. However in the past few months i have started to expeirence some problems. The unit was bonded on with glues around the side and taped at the front, but after about four months my scalp became EXTREMELY ITCHY at glue points and i ended up with a scalp infection! My head was stinging sooo much, it was red, weeping and flaky- horrible. Got antibiotics and anti-fungal shampoos and creams, which helped but it has never gone away. So after a few months of hell, my company has put clips onto the peice, but im still very itchy are sore, feels like loads of wee needles all over my head! Another factor is that i was 7 months pregnant when the itching started and very hot during the summer... so i dont know if that changed things. .................. SO LADIES IM WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND IF ANYONE HAS FOUND ANYTHING THAT HELPS AS MY DOC DOESNT SEEM TO BE HELPING MUCH- GETTING A BIT DOWN NOW!
PS. I have never had a confirmed diagnosis of my hairloss type- although all blood tests have been negative.
Look forward to hearing from you
x:):):)
Just joined the site last night and have already got so many tips and advice from everyones posts. I never realised so many people were in the same boat as me! :rolleyes:
I started losing my hair when i was 15- i am now 26! It first started at the front of my scalp and then it looked like my hair parting was very wide with alot of scalp showing, now its quite excessive hair loss on the top, front and side of my head, but i still have a good vol of healthy hair at the back. After years of worrying and crying, i came across TOPPIK and it changed my life for a few years, but it was a bit messy- especially if you stayed over and you would wake up with the pillow covered in the morning of the fibres! I then discovered a company in Glasgow who made and fitted hairpeices- which i think are what most people would call a topper?
Had my peice fitted in April 09 and i honestly felt like i had my life back! People began to pay me loads of compliments and my confidence began to grow. However in the past few months i have started to expeirence some problems. The unit was bonded on with glues around the side and taped at the front, but after about four months my scalp became EXTREMELY ITCHY at glue points and i ended up with a scalp infection! My head was stinging sooo much, it was red, weeping and flaky- horrible. Got antibiotics and anti-fungal shampoos and creams, which helped but it has never gone away. So after a few months of hell, my company has put clips onto the peice, but im still very itchy are sore, feels like loads of wee needles all over my head! Another factor is that i was 7 months pregnant when the itching started and very hot during the summer... so i dont know if that changed things. .................. SO LADIES IM WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND IF ANYONE HAS FOUND ANYTHING THAT HELPS AS MY DOC DOESNT SEEM TO BE HELPING MUCH- GETTING A BIT DOWN NOW!
PS. I have never had a confirmed diagnosis of my hairloss type- although all blood tests have been negative.
Look forward to hearing from you
x:):):)