Chris Rock made a sarcastic comment about Will Smith’s wife Jada Smith’s hair at the Academy Awards. It turned into a sensational occasion when Will Smith punched Chris Rock. Jada Smith’s battle with alopecia has again made headlines.
Jada Smith first mentioned that she had alopecia in 2018 on Red Table Talk. She said that one day, while she was in the bathroom, her hair was falling into her hands and that she was terrified of this situation. Jada Smith decided to shave her head in 2021 during her battle with alopecia and shot a video about it. One of her most memorable words is, “Alopecia and I will be friends eventually.”
Jada isn’t the only celebrity with this problem. Jesy Nelson, a member of the musical group Little Mix, began battling alopecia when she was just 13 years old. Sean Ward, Gail Porter, and many others suffer from alopecia.
What is alopecia?
Alopecia, or hair loss in its general name, is the loss of scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, beard, mustache, or body hair. There is no complete treatment for the disease. At the same time, we do not know how the disease will evolve. This creates psychological pressure on patients. It is believed that this disease is caused by genetic factors, psychological stresses, cellular and humoral immunity, endocrine, infectious, and nervous factors. And, it has been suggested that this disease is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases mean that the human defense cells consider their cells as foreign and attack them.