The actor Will Smith has starred in one of the most commented moments of the gala of the Oscars 2022held last night in Los Angeles.
The actor has slapped comedian Chris Rock because he “used” the autoimmune alopecia suffered by his wife, also an actress Jada Pinkett-Smithto make a joke .
Specifically, the comedian compared Will Smith’s wife to Lieutenant O’Neil played by Demi Moore with a shaved head.
“Get my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth,” Smith yelled at the host of the ceremony, who only managed to reply “that was the greatest thing in television history.”
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who has been married to Will Smith for 25 years, revealed her alopecia diagnosis in 2018 and has been publicly showing evidence of her hair loss ever since.
Even last month he released a video on Instagram, which has almost 2 million views, in which he smiles at the new “piece” of baldness caused by his alopecia, which does not stop advancing.
Alopecia, also common in women
From the beginning, the actress posted a photo on her Twitter account. instagram to explain the reason for his radical change in look and, above all, to deny the rumors that his baldness was the result of chemotherapy treatment.
“I’m going to cut everything down to reveal my scalp so no one thinks I’ve had brain surgery or something. This and I will be friends… Period!” Jada Pinkett Smith wrote on the social network.
“It was scary at first,” the actress explained. “I was in the shower one day and all of a sudden I had handfuls of hair on my hands. I was like, ‘My God, am I going bald?’ It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking with fear.”
The alopecia suffered by Will Smith’s wife is caused by a autoimmune disease.
However, around a third of women experience (alopecia) at some point in their lives. And among postmenopausal women, up to two-thirds of them suffer from this problem.
And while it can start anytime after the onset of puberty, women tend to first notice it around menopause, which is when hair loss usually increases.
The risk increases with age and is higher for women with history of hair loss on both sides of the family.
Why can alopecia appear in women?
The main type of hair loss in women is the same as in men, and is called androgenetic alopeciaor female (or male) pattern hair loss.
However, as Dr. robert castrodoctor of Insparya Madrid, the frontal fibrosing alopecia scicatricial baldness has become an increasingly common type of baldness. And he explains it:
“This type of alopecia presents with hair loss from the front to the back, as if it were the path of a diadem, causing the birth to be a little further back.”
There are many potential causes of hair loss in women, including medical issues such as drug treatments, or physical or emotional stress. But the specialist attributes it mainly to two reasons:
- Hormonal changes. It is an alopecia that usually occurs mainly, as Castro affirms, “in women close to menopause, either before or after it occurs.”
- Of unknown origin and with an autoimmune component. As Dr. Castro emphasizes, “it is important to note that it does not have an autoimmune cause, since the origin is unknown, but it does have an autoimmune component, which is what causes the immune system itself to make hair fall”.
What are the symptoms of frontal fibrosing alopecia?
In men, the Hair loss it usually starts above the temples and hairline and works its way back to form the typical “M” that is drawn on the head of so many men.
In women, the androgenetic alopecia It begins with gradual thinning at the parting line, followed by diffuse increasing hair loss that radiates from the top of the head.
The main sign of this type of alopecia is, as the doctor specifies, “the eyebrow hair lossespecially from the end zone.”
This fall, he emphasizes, “precedes the headband advance of the hairline.”
Another symptom may be the “appearance of lesions on the temples“, which can manifest as roughness or a sensation of relief in the front area of the hairline.” “A reddening of the cheeks can also be an identifier of the presence (current or future) of this type of alopecia.”
Is there treatment for female alopecia?
As the doctor explains, in the early stages this alopecia can be stopped thanks to medical treatments (oral, topical or infiltrated). These allow you to reduce the inflammation of the hair follicle.
On the other hand, if the disease is in a more acute state, it will be necessary to use systemic and infiltrated corticosteroids and antimalarials such as hydroxychloroquine either dutasteride. Likewise, it is advisable to carry out treatments such as capillary mesotherapy or platelet-rich plasma, which can improve inflammation and skin atrophy.
Therefore, it is very important to determine the cause of alopecia, which is an essential step to find a treatment. That’s how it is It is essential to go to the dermatologist as soon as we notice that the hair loss is greater than reasonable.
A healthy person can be fall between 80 and 100 hairs a day without this being alarming, and it can vary depending on the time of year.
For example in autumn the can increase to 400 units. In any case, it is hair that is going to recover
Even if the cause of the fall was related to stress or anguish, a visit to a psychologist would also be very important, to help us cope with the situations and give us the resources to deal with the problem.
Because, furthermore, since female baldness is much less socially acceptable than male baldness, we are facing a problem that can cause serious consequences for the mental health of those who suffer from it.