Before, I could not look at myself in the mirror unless I had something covering my head like a baseball cap or an awful wig that would cause my sensitive scalp so much irritation. I often scratched my scalp and created more problems for myself than needed.

With the CRL, I do not feel like I have a prosthesis on my head. I forget I have alopecia. With the wigs, I was always afraid when the wind blew. I was even afraid to move my purse on my shoulder for fear that my wig would move and draw attention to myself. Before the alopecia, I used to play with my hair and when I lost my hair, I felt that I lost a part of myself.

With CRL, I feel like me. I regained my smile, I regained the chance to visit my hairdresser to have the strangest of hairstyles with the tiniest of braids. I play just like I did before I lost my hair. Everything is so natural, so beautiful. I can swim in a pool or at the beach. When I wake up in the morning, I look at myself and find the same smiling Cristina like 4 years ago.”