A woman who noticed her hair falling out in the shower is embracing her new bald look - after being diagnosed with alopecia.<br /><br />Wayde Cadogan, 25, started noticing clumps of her blonde locks getting caught in her brush and falling out while she washed her hair in the shower.<br /><br />In August 2024, Wayde went to the hairdresser and told her how she had been losing her hair and she recommended that Wayde go to her doctor immediately.<br /><br />Her doctor recommended Wayde book an appointment with a dermatologist and endocrinologist and she was diagnosed with alopecia - a condition that causes hair loss on the body or head - during her first appointment.<br /><br />Wayde says her diagnosis came as a "shock" and says she started having steroid injections into her scalp and tablets to help her hair grow back.<br /><br />In December 2024, Wayde stopped having the steroid injections and shaved her head after deciding to embrace alopecia fully.
