It almost goes without saying that hair is huge business in Hollywood. Healthy, beautifully coiffed and colored locks are a key calling card for those in the spotlight. Exhibit A:Jennifer Aniston’s headline-generating honey-blond shag, hyped year after year by fashion magazines as the “best hair in Hollywood.”
While jaws flap about First Lady Michelle Obama’s bangs orMiley Cyrus’ extreme crop, it is something else entirely when the subject moves to supermodel Naomi Campbell’s dramatically receding hairline, Black Eyed Peas singerFergie’s ever-growing part or Prince William’s bald spot. Talk about those who are losing their crowning glory is often left under the rug, so to speak.
Yet nearly 50 million men and 30 million women in the United States suffer from hereditary hair loss, known as androgenetic alopecia, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Countless others lose hair due to
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