There is also an article like this in the newspaper. Even the pictures before and after the reporter wears them.. Haha
I brought it here.
http://news20.busan.com/news/newsController.jsp?newsId=20090310000203
Dong-A Ilbo Reporter's Experience Story
I've done enough. I took medicine and put it on my hair. I went to a hair clinic and tapped my scalp with something like a brush. After a while, everything is useless and the white medicine is invalid. Hair loss. You don't know the pain unless you've experienced it. I'm afraid to see friends or relatives I haven't met often. "It's stressful to lose your hair, right?" It's more stressful to pretend to know like this. This year, Korea's hair loss population is 10 million, and the related market size is 2 trillion won. First of all, I found out the wrong common sense about hair loss, and I tried to solve the curiosity about the wig by experiencing it myself.
·Misconceptions and prejudices about hair loss
The wrong common sense about hair loss is introduced in "Let's Be a Hair (毛) Man" written by 20 dermatologists of the Korean Hair Association. The first is 'I'm losing my hair because of stress'. Dermatologists point out that the story sounds unfounded. Prisoners serving time in prison are stressed, but hair loss does not progress for that reason. There has never been a paper reported in academia that proves that mental stress has increased hair loss. Hair loss is increasing among middle and high school students who have a lot of stress on entrance exams. However, these are circular hair loss that often occurs at that age due to autoimmune mechanisms.
Black beans are said to be good for baldness. Soybean contains a large amount of an antioxidant called polyphenol, which helps prevent hair loss. However, we cannot cure baldness and return it to its previous state.
Do bald people have good energy? Dihydrotestosterone, an androgen that causes baldness, is independent of male sexual function. Dermatologists estimate, "This misconception may have been because people who felt sad due to baldness wanted to be comforted that they were energetic."
·Over-the-top advertising related to hair loss
In light of professional counseling and personal experience, advertisements that are "100% heady" can be considered fraudulent. Drugs such as minoxidil have the effect of preventing or slowing the progression of hair loss. Fluff grows and temporarily increases hair, but when treatment is stopped, it immediately returns to its original state. Eventually, hair loss patients are forced to choose between a skinhead hairstyle, a Hair Transplant, or a wig. All three are not easy choices. I decided to find out about wigs that are advertising a lot these days.
I was introduced to the Busan Station branch of Kim Chan-wol Gamo located in front of Busan Station and knocked on the door. Lim Kyung-guk (38), the manager who introduced himself as in his 7th year of wearing the wig, said to the reporter, "Wig is marked even if it's too late, so now is the perfect time to wear a wig. The front line is alive, so it's going to be amazing," he said.
Wigs are most frequently visited by people in their 30s who have to care about getting a job or getting married. When you work in the service industry, you need more because you have to pay attention to your appearance. Some office workers say they have no choice but to wear wigs because they are always treated like superiors even if they go out with their bosses because of their appearance. After those in their 30s, they look for wigs in their 40s, 20s, and 50s.
·I tried on the wig myself
I tried the wig on my head myself. My heart fluttered as to what it would look like. I didn't feel as much weight as I thought. I remembered the frustration I felt when I wore my hat for a long time, but not really. It feels like I put it on my head a little bit. It is much lighter than a hat. The industry often says it's an expensive hat.
I looked in the mirror. There was a stranger there. Was it supposed to be like this? After watching for a long time, the changed appearance gradually gets used to the eyes. I took off my wig after a while. Now I feel unfamiliar with my original appearance. Hair styles make people completely different. Once you wear a wig, you won't be able to show yourself without the wig in front of others. The photographer looks at it and admires that it doesn't show up. Wigs are marked when people who are interested in wigs (usually in the process of hair loss) look closely, but they generally do not know well. People are surprisingly not very interested in others.
There are two types of wigs: whole wigs and partial wigs. Partial wigs are used when hair loss occurs in parts of the body. There are attachable and detachable types depending on the attachment method. The attachment type is mainly used for topical hair loss, and it is small and light. Once attached, you don't have to wear it for about a month in a row or take it off when you wash your hair. Detachable uses a clip-like fixture to fix the wig to the remaining hair. It is hygienic because it can be worn only when necessary and taken off in the shower or when sleeping. It can also be taken off and washed, so it can be used for a long time.
·Curious about wigs
As the hair loss market expands, there are more and more companies specializing in wigs. The more companies that advertise, the more familiar they are, but there is not much difference in technology in the wig industry. However, since it has to be managed periodically, the convenience of management varies depending on the number of branches. The price of wigs is usually 1 million won to 1.5 million won, and the life expectancy is usually 2 to 3 years. Wigs are done when the netting is damaged. If the net is thin, it is convenient, but it is easy to damage, so you should pay attention to that at first. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to wear a wig?
Lim said, "Of course, it's uncomfortable to wear a wig. However, if the inconvenience is 4, the confidence after wearing a wig is 6. That's why I keep wearing wigs." I asked him, "I'm sweating a lot, will it be okay?" It doesn't matter. This is the question that everyone who comes here is most curious about. Sweat on the head is correlated with hair loss. If you sweat a lot, hair loss becomes worse. Custom wigs take about 20 to 25 days after ordering.
No one comes to wear a wig from the beginning. After using hair loss treatment products, folk remedies, and even hair transplants, the last thing you look for is a wig. Hair loss is a market dominated by marketing, so you have to know what you choose. Reporter Park Jong-ho
nleader@busan.com
Photo = Reporter Jung Dae-hyun jhyun@
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