Rise Above Alopecia: Novuhair supports Alopecia Philippines

 

It may start  with a simple case of falling hair, but if you are experiencing too many hair loss, then maybe it's time for you to see your physician. It could already be symptoms of Alopecia areata. This type of disorder highly affects one's self-confidence. It is uncommon in the Philippines but this is due to the fact that people get alopecia at different stages in life. 

arAlopecia eata is an autoimmune disorder that causes your hair to come out, often in clumps the size and shape of a quarter. The amount of hair loss is different in everyone. Some people lose it only in a few spots and create a bald spot or patches. Others lose a lot. Sometimes, hair grows back but only to fall out again later. As of this time, researchers still do not know the exact cause of this disorder. 

Most people are ashamed to come out in the open that they are suffering from this health condition, cases are not usually reported and so far, there is no existing statistics here in the Philippines. The good news is that there is a support group called Alopecia Philippines which seeks to help those with the condition to "SEE beyond Alopecia" : Support, Educate, Empower. Novuhair's brand ambassador, singer/songwriter and herself an alopecia patient is a founding member of Alopecia Philippines. 

Novuhair's Brand Ambassador Abby Asistio meets Mark Zuckerberg and her Facebook Friends Day Experience

Novuhair's Brand Ambassador Abby Asistio

 

 

 

Last January 31, 2016, Fellow Filipino Abby Asistio flew to San Francisco and had the wonderful opportunity of being chosen as one of the eighteen invited by Facebook on their 12th Anniversary Friends Day celebration with California-based Alopecia awareness advocate, Rachel Regal.  Alopecia is an autoimmune condition which results in partial or total head and body hair loss.  Abby Asistio have had it since she was four while Rachel just developed it sometime in 2012, the same year she discovered that her 10-year-old daughter, Eliana, had it, too.  Six inspiring stories were picked by Facebook among its 1.64 billion users and Abby’s friends were all amazed when they’ve found out that Abby’s Alopecia story was one of them.  Imagine that!

Rachel Regal and Abby Asistio

How Novuhair helped singer Abby Asistio gained back her crowning glory and her confidence

Singer Abby Asistio explains how Novuhair helped her

It was indeed a painful experience for then four-year-old little girl named Abby Asistio to suffer from a certain condition called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is the type of hair loss condition that occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, thus, resulting in partial or worse, complete loss of hair on the scalp and the rest of the body. At her tender age, she knew what was wrong with her and resorted to cover up for her hair loss by wearing a hat at school [even if others thought she looked a bit weird], bandana, and wigs. We all know how it is when you’re young and different— you’re the perfect subject for bullies. But Abby’s tough as a person. All those things made her the very person she is today. Eventually, she got used to being bald.