Age 14 I started to lose my hair, I saw all sorts of specialists, none could say or do anything to make my hair come back, after a few different treatments I decided to bite the bullet and get a wig! It’s actually the best thing I could have done, my confidence grew and I felt more like a regular teenager instead of standing out.When I was 15 I met Paul, I’d had a couple of “boyfriends” if that’s what you can call them. None of which truly understood my hair loss and the way it affected me deep down. From day one ...

I am lucky really. This may sound odd but it's true. My name is Ben from South East England in the UK! I'm 18 and have been bald for six months due to alopecia. Usually you wouldn't associate that with being lucky but I am looking past that. My story starts when I was 14, I had my first bald patch at the back of my head - about the size of Apple at its largest... I was fine with it, it didn't really bother me as it was small and I assumed it was temporary. Soon enough, maybe after ...