Lili Reinhart recently revealed to the world that she was diagnosed with alopecia.
of riverdale Star took it tick tock On Monday (January 29), she said, “I was just diagnosed with alopecia while in the middle of a major depressive episode.” In the 13-second long video, captioned “Red light therapy is my new best friend #alopecia #mentalhealth,” Reinhart utters the following audio: ”
defined by American Academy of Dermatology Association Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease in which “the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles,” and although it “can develop at any age,” it is typically first detected in “children and young people.” It is. People who are diagnosed usually lose hair in the “scalp or beard area,” but hair loss can occur anywhere on the body.
according to cleveland clinicAccording to , red light therapy may “improve hair growth in patients with androgenic alopecia.” people.
Other actresses previously diagnosed with alopecia include Jada Pinkett Smith, Viola Davis, and Neve Campbell, the latter two of whom suffered hair loss in their 20s, as well as Reinhart, 27. I developed a disease. buzzfeed.
Reinhart has been vocal about her struggles with mental health in the past. She talked about her approach to virtual therapy in a 2020 interview. Nylonand according to peoplethe following year, she posted on her Instagram Story: [she] feel[s] I was really deflated. [her] “Depression” and describes it as “an exhausting battle.” [she’s] I’ve been fighting for 11 years. ”
She also appeared on Dax Shepard’s show armchair expert 2022 Podcast, by USA Todaywhere she said, “I feel it, though.”[s] that [she] I can handle it [her] depression and [her] sadness,” and her anxiety can feel “unbearable.”
“I feel like there’s an engine running inside me, but there’s nowhere to go,” she added.
Watch Reinhardt’s TikTok above.
