What Is Causing This Woman’s Extreme Hair Loss?

Glynis has come to The Doctors for help with her extreme hair loss. Find out what’s causing the hair loss and see what surprises they have in store for her.

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The Doctors is an Emmy award-winning daytime talk show hosted by ER physician Dr. Travis Stork, plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, OB-GYN Dr. Jennifer Ashton, urologist Dr. Jennifer Berman and family medicine physician and sexologist Dr. Rachael Ross.

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[koenamehaksingh]

My hair is thick and long due to my grandmother's tips:
1. Applying oil 2 to 3 times weekly in an up and down method while massaging for ten minutes with liitllleextra cocononnion hair oil.
2. Getting a trim every month.
3. Using lukewarm water to ease the oils out of the hair.

[loisgordon]

The removal of the wig was not necessary it was shaming her they could have done pictures and not have her removing the wig

[stephanox]

“I know your hair gives you crippling social anxiety... so can you take off your wig and expose your balding head to the world”

[LeilaLaughsAlot]

I just want to hug her she's so lovely ❤

[CK-oksq]

I got small patches of those before when I was a stock broker. It can be caused by high level of stress. That’s why live happy and simple to be beautiful.

[eminavampire]

I don't know why but her face is adorable 😍

[carolnewlands]

She's a gorgeous woman...I struggled with Alopecia for years!!! 25 years of $$$, doctors products...use minoxidal BUT!!!a holistic diet and mediataion..and natural products..I have a full head of hair..I even used experimental drugs in the past that are now legal..NOTHING was covered by insurance...no one knows how devastating it can be..I was 17 when it started..now at 65..I have a ton of hair...she can too!!!

[cynthiaellis]

She is a lovely lady. I wish her the best.

[estherjamack]

Kudos to this woman for being so brave so that others can get hope.

[truegrit]

My heart goes out to this lady. I had alopecia, only my hair fell out sporadically in circles the size of a silver dollar. It was horrible. There are products like Ookisa and Keranique that have a scalp spray to be used with a shampoo/conditioner that work pretty well in getting your hair back. You can also use a topical steroid, but you don't want to take that long term. My alopecia stuck around on and off for about 7 years. It thankfully, seems to have gone away completely.
BTW, its pretty suck for that 'doctor' to publicly shame her.

[ashleyhumphrey]

I have candida which causes leaky gut and I believe it caused alepica areata. It's a gut issue. What you put into your body is soo sooo soooo important.

[evadiva]

Not happy with you DOCTORS! 😡
The slides were enough! No need to have her do something that was clearly extremely uncomfortable for this beautiful lady

[valeriezushin]

Love how these doctors offer free treatment for only the people who go on the show. So many are suffering like this, me included and I can’t afford treatment.

[nutanonlinestudy]

She looks so beautiful in that wig. She slays that wig.😊

[cassicurrie]

This is a beautiful woman. Someone dear to me went through this as a preteen. It doesn’t matter your age, this is a social challenge. Awesome to know something will work for her.

[mariahhall]

Sending love and prayers for her to recover! God bless her! ❤️🙏

[barbarabobbyscott]

He was so kind, to not only tell her she look good but touched her while speaking.

[ac]

This lady is so pretty and beautiful 😍 hope her hair has grown back to restore her personal confidence though, Pray God blesses her immensely x10 fold 🙏❤

[_sadgirl_]

smh why did they ask her to remove the wig when she's clearly uncomfortable

[sapphiremariah]

So many women struggle so much with hair loss ;( and I totally relate. Although "hair" doesn't define who you are it definitely is a major part of our physical appearance which so many women feel is important and for many it just makes them feel really good when they have good hair or good hair days. We're all different for sure. I personally liked the fact that this brave women was okay with showing all of us her real hair because a picture is one thing but when you're actually watching someone talk about their hair issue and show their issues to you, you tend to resonate with that and relate and it can for some become quite emotional and very helpful! I'm glad she was okay with doing this as it really does make some of us feel not so alone.