'I am liberated. I am free,' Rick Lake wrote. 'I am releasing and letting go.'
Lake mainly attributes her hair loss to her time starring in"Hairspray," when her"healthy virgin hair" was triple-processed and teased regularly, but hair loss among women can also be genetic or spurred by pregnancy, thyroid disorders, anemia, autoimmune disorders and other conditions. The actress also believes other factors may have played a role in her hair loss, including stress, hormonal birth control and yo-yo dieting.
In her attempt to curtail and disguise the hair loss, Lake said she tried using hair extensions and wigs as a temporary solution. She has also visited doctors, gotten shots and taken supplements, but she said her hair continued to shed and that she"became a slave to this maintenance schedule." Now that a new year has begun, however, Lake said she felt inspired to share her story with others and buzz her hair short as an act of reclamation.
"I am liberated. I am free. I am releasing and letting go," Lake wrote."I will on occasion choose to wear hair, but now it is for fun, not because I am hiding anything. I am so done with hiding."
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