Improving Awareness and Utilization of Pediatric Wig Resources Through Provider and Family Education at Children's Hospital of Orange County

This paper explores the social challenges individuals with medical hair loss face when using wigs, highlighting the complex identity management involved and the social obligations to disclose wig use to close ones.

This pilot study reported that a community-based educational event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, increased participants' understanding of hair loss conditions and confidence in using resources, leading 83% to say they were more likely to seek treatment for hair loss.

In this study, researchers reviewed wig prescribing practices for alopecia at a single center and found a high demand for wigs, especially acrylic ones, and noted significant funding discrepancies between different regions, emphasizing their importance in managing patient wellbeing on the NHS.