Birmingham TikToker with alopecia helps others with hair loss
When she was first diagnosed, she found that real human hair was too expensive for her to buy and she was not satisfied with the quality of other synthetic options.So she created her own brand, Hair Anatomy UK, that sells synthetic wigs which claim to move like real hair."I thought there's got to be other women like myself going through the same problem, finding it really hard to find wigs to cover their hair loss", she said.
Since selling her product online she has now built up 60,000 followers on TikTok, with many reaching out to her because of their own hair loss issues."I am there to guide them, whether it's through education or just to hold their hand and to say: 'Don't worry, we've got you.' We're here to help," she said.Emma Whittingham from Cannock, Staffordshire, was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin's Lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer, in September 2024. She started losing her hair through chemotherapy treatment and said Ms Bogal's wigs and guidance had been a "lifeline" for her.She said: "Going through chemotherapy I've had to stay at home and isolate a lot."Just having that connection on a screen through a phone has been crucial."
"When I've had those days when I've been sat on the sofa feeling rubbish, no hair, no eyelashes, I know that I can go upstairs within 30 seconds have my wig on and just feel a bit more like myself".
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