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Through Thick And Thin.(hair loss)

Vogue

| April 01, 2008 | Walch, Abigail | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: editor: Abigail Walch

Faced with a very unnerving sight--her scalp-- Nancy Smith went in search of her crowning glory: a full head of hair.

I first noticed it in the mirror on an elevator. I was making last-minute makeup adjustments on the way to a party, and when I moved my head just so under the glaring overhead lights, I could see my scalp through my hair. Not a bald spot, mind you, but a thinning of what had always been a lovely little widow's peak. My heart jumped. I brushed my hair around on top of my head, but it didn't help. I still had an unimpeded view of my scalp through what appeared to be a diminishing stand of fine blonde hairs.

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