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Alopecia areata: Lessons from a patient

Read time: 60 mins
Last updated:18th Jun 2025
Published:18th Jun 2025

“How did it affect me? I was devastated. I was angry. It was like, why me?” Patient advocate and Alopecia UK Trustee Lynn Wilks provides a personal account of day-to-day life with alopecia areata, reflecting on how it has impacted her and how its management may be improved. View transcript.

Chapters
0:00 Meet Lynn Wilks
0:25 Early signs or symptoms of alopecia areata
2:36 The emotional impact of diagnosis
6:27 Alopecia areata treatment experience
8:13 Alopecia areata and personal wellbeing
11:46 Day-to-day impacts of alopecia areata
14:00 Alopecia areata’s social impact
16:30 Alopecia areata and self-image
19:51 Three practice-changing recommendations
27:22 Unmet needs and their significance

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