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Naomi Campbell's Hair Loss
by Alexandra Kilpatrick
Naomi Campbell is widely considered one of the world's most beautiful women, but recent beach photos reveal that she has suffered considerable hair loss. With such celebrities as Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears in the same boat due to years of hair distress and neglect for the sake of fashion and beauty, Naomi Campbell is simply one of many women across the globe for whom hair loss has become a problem.
Hair loss expert Seymour Weaver III, MD, opens up the taboo discussion of thinning hair among women with his new book, Dr. Weaver's Black Hair Loss Guide: How to Stop Thinning Hair and Avoid Permanent Baldness. Women like Naomi Campbell are often tempted to cover up the problem with weaves, only worsening the issue by weakening their thinning hair and causing even more breakage and balding. This quick fix provides women with a false sense of security and prevents them from getting the hair care they truly need to reverse the problem in a timely manner.
Women like Naomi Campbell who have discovered bald patches or other signs of hair loss should seek the help of a hair loss expert rather than a weave. Weaver provides readers with the knowledge and confidence they need to approach a dermatologist with the problem.
The Archives of Dermatology's recent study on various African American hairstyles' effect on major hair loss concluded that the prolonged traction from these hairstyles can produce chronic folliculitis and lead to permanent scarring to the scalp. This extreme traction is likely behind Naomi Campbell's recent hair loss.
Sixty percent of the 310 women surveyed in the study suffered from central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia or hair loss with scarring, a condition predominately seen in black women and characterized by balding at the crown of the head that spreads peripherally. Among those with the most extreme hairloss, 57 percent regularly wore braids or weaves, proving a correlation between central hair loss and hairstyles with scalp tension.
Hair Loss Prevention
Regardless of race or hair type, extreme or prolonged updos cause scalp tension and potential hair loss, as research has consistently shown. If you're experiencing hair loss like Naomi Campbell's, there are multiple easy ways to give your scalp a break and avoid major hair loss.
Go natural and let your hair loose every once and awhile to avoid putting strain on your scalp with harsh braided and weaved hairstyles.
Poor circulation around the scalp can onset the kind of hair loss that Naomi Campbell is experiencing, so make sure to massage your scalp once a week while washing to keep the blood flowing and give your hair follicles the oxygen and nutrients they need to grow hair.
Pump up the protein in your diet to build strong healthy hair that holds up better and is less prone to break in tight hairstyles. Women like Naomi Campbell should eat lean proteins like meat, beans and leafy greens to strengthen hair follicles. Take protein supplements if you have dietary restrictions.
Often in the advanced stages of central hair loss, hair does not grow back on its own due to prolonged scalp and follicle tension. Professional hair loss treatments, such as hair transplants and laser hair restoration, offer alternative permanent solutions to central hair loss.
To learn more about professional hair loss treatments or to schedule a consultation with a hair loss expert, contact us today. We will match you with an ideal hair restoration clinic in an area close to you.
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