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    Can You Pull It Off? Appearance Modifying Behaviors Adopted by Wig Users with Alopecia in Social Interactions

    March 2014 in “ Body Image ”
    Sally Wiggins, Karena Moore-Millar, Avril Thomson
    Studysummary 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.
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