Lili Reinhart
Lili Reinhart, who rose to fame with the Riverdale series, shared a TikTok video of herself undergoing red light therapy. She revealed that she had been diagnosed with alopecia.
Lili Reinhart revealed that she had an alopecia diagnosis, reported the Hollywood Reporter. The actress took to TikTok to post a video of her undergoing red light therapy, and wrote in the clip, “Was just diagnosed with alopecia amid a major depressive episode.”
Alopecia occurs when the “immune system attacks hair follicles and causes hair loss,” according to the National Institute of Health. It primarily affects the scalp and face, but hair loss can occur anywhere on the body. According to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, the condition has no known cause and affects up to 6.7 million people in the United States alone.
While the National Institute of Health claims that there is no cure for alopecia, the Hollywood Reporter reports that red light therapy can help stimulate hair growth.
In the video shared on social media, Reinhart is seen lip-syncing to audio of a man saying, “I’m pushed beyond the limits of what a person should be pushed to endure.” ”The Look Both Ways actor also wrote, “Red light therapy is my new best friend #alopecia #mentalhealth.”
Reinhart has previously discussed his struggles with mental health, depression, and anxiety. In a 2020 interview with Refinery29, she admitted that her career and mental health had ups and downs and that she once felt trapped in a “black tunnel [that] was never going to end.”
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