Something I always tell my patients is that it is OK to want to look good physically.   She has a wonderful attitude! Alopecia Universalis (AU) treatment can be complex and sometimes not even possible. , laser hair removal, botox) in a way that's socially acceptable (getting a swastika tattoo on one's face wouldn't), then do it. g.  Although they don't look the same as other people, if they learn to overcome their self-doubts, they can be rather successful people with having to resort to a hair transplant, which may not have the desired result for someone with alopecia totalis.  Since my friend acquired alopecia totalis, lots of people have told her they know someone with the disease.  If I had the choice of being bald and fit, or with a full head of hair and obese, I choose the former.   She'd describe her situation this way: I'm still in my twenties and I know I haven't experienced the more serious consequences of alopecia totalis.   There are more people than we know who have alopecia totalis, like professional basketball player Charlie Villanueva. .  This disease is more widespread than many realize.  I'm determined to maintain a positive attitude and I believe I will even later on in life. I know a twenty-something woman with alopecia totalis (a form of hair loss).  If she paid a visit to my office and met some of my patients, she'd be dumbfounded by how saddened they feel at hair loss.