Category Archives: Medical hair loss

How I lost my hair but kept my identity

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Patricia

Dealing with cancer is extremely difficult, and when you add hair loss into the mix it’s like adding salt to your wounds. In this guest blog post, Elizabeth shares how she tackled her hair loss head on (pun intended) and … Continue reading →

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Patricia

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! To raise awareness and help those in need, Paula Young will donate ONE wig for every LIKE we receive on our Facebook page – up to 500 wigs! Together we can make a difference! … Continue reading →

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O Magazine: The Truth About Hair Loss

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Patricia

In the March 2010 issue of O Magazine, the Beauty Gazette section tackles a difficult subject for women…hair loss. The article covers both the temporary and chronic causes of hair loss from childbirth and stress to menopause and alopecia. The … Continue reading →

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Medication Side Effects – Hair Loss

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Patricia

The American Hair Loss Association lists the medications that can cause hair loss (not including chemotherapy or those drugs used to treat cancer).  Drugs are listed by the conditions they are prescribed to treat. Acne All drugs derived from vitamin … Continue reading →

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Can anything be done for female pattern hair loss?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Patricia

Boston.com Health Editor Judy Foreman gives an insightful answer to this question.  Of course, wigs are also an easy, affordable option for beautiful hair.

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Sarah Palin Losing Her Hair?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Patricia

The national media is debating reports that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s hair is thinning due to lifestyle stress.  We aren’t going to speculate on Governor Palin’s supposed hair loss, but we do have thousands of customers who have lost their … Continue reading →

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I looked years younger!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Patricia

Thank you Donna for your great letter. I’d heard about Paula Young years ago when my mom picked up a couple of wigs.  She liked them during the winter, they kept her head warm.  When I was told that I … Continue reading →

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Alopecia article explains the disease

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Patricia

This Boston Globe article profiles a young man with alopecia – the autoimmune disease that results in hair loss.  There is a new federal bill introduced in congress, the Alopecia Araeta Medicaid Improvement and Parity Act, that would require Medicaid … Continue reading →

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Where do you get the hair for the wigs?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Patricia

When you tell people you’re in the wig business, they look puzzled as if they didn’t hear you correctly.  And then inevitably you get a great story about how someone’s mother, aunt, sister wears a wig and loves how it … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Hair Solutions Blog

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Patricia

Welcome to our new blog.  There’s a little known secret that over 21 million women are dealing with hair loss.  We’ve been helping these women for over 30 years and thousands of them have shared their stories with us.  For … Continue reading →

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