Gail Mabalane opens up about her Alopecia diagnosis

Actress Gail Mabalane on Tuesday opened up about her struggle with hair loss, telling fans through a post on Instagram that she has been diagnosed with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.

The star has previously shared pictures of herself with her hair cut off, capturing one snap with #baldandbeautiful in the past. But this time around she decided to let everyone in on why she made the decision to shave her head.

“A few months ago I went to the salon for a routine hair wash. To my shock, after my wash, a big chunk of my hair was GONE!!!” Gail wrote.

She added that after trying to remedy the problem herself with no success, she finally decided to seek help from a dermatologist.

“Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia was the diagnosis. Simply put… a very common cause of Alopecia or hair loss in black women.”

Gail says she is now undergoing treatment, and decided to talk about the diagnosis “to say to women: if you have any form of hair loss (hairline included), please consult a professional. Had I not gotten the necessary treatment, this would have resulted in permanent hair loss.

Source: Channel24