The Bald Truth ; It's the Devastating Condition That has Brought Misery to Tv's Gail Porter ... And Thousands of Others. So Here's What You Need to Know About Alopecia

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TROUBLED TV presenter Gail Porter has lost almost all her trademark blonde hair as a result of the devastating condition alopecia areata. Gail, who has said she is 'bald but not afraid', said last week that she lost most of her hair overnight while she was in Los Angeles a month ago.

Here, GOOD HEALTH asks the experts to explain a condition that affects around one in 100 people in the UK, but is still poorly understood . . .

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The Bald Truth ; It's the Devastating Condition That has Brought Misery to Tv's Gail Porter ... And Thousands of Others. So Here's What You Need to Know About Alopecia

What is alopecia?

ALOPECIA, which causes baldness, is thought to be an auto-immune disorder, with the immune system - the body's defence system - turning on itself.

'There are different types of alopecia with different patterns of hair loss,' says Marilyn Sherlock, chairman of the Institute of Trichologists.

Alopecia areata - which Gail...

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