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Inside Out East: Life Without Hair
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BBC East's Inside Out team follow Sian as she embarks on an emotional journey in search of a treatment for her Alopecia.
Essex girl Sian lost her hair when she was just 12 years old and has endured nearly a decade of bullying by children and adults.
Sian is one of around a million people in the UK who experience extreme hair loss (Alopecia) and her self confidence has suffered.
Although not always easy she was able to cover her head by wearing a wig.
What was more difficult was losing her eyebrows and eyelashes – "they just looked painted on, sometimes you'd be out and one would rub off," she says.
Inside Out East follows Sian's first visit to a special clinic in Milton Keynes that is offering her hope for a more normal future.
The clinic explains the procedure they use and carry out some tests to ensure it is suitable for each client. The results are both dramatic and effective.
Inside Out East, 7.30pm, Wednesday 24 September 2008, BBC One East
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