Men and women can be have a problematic of hair loss or alopecia areata universalis (loss of all body hair) or alopecia areata totalis (loss of all scalp hair). The place of PALO ALTO, California @ the Redwood City, Matt Kelley has alopecia areata, a disease that causes the body to form antibodies against some hair follicles. It can result from such factors as stress, genetics and the immune, causing hair to fall out. At the beginning of the diseases, he sent into deep depression. He lost every hair on his body such as Eyebrows, eyelashes, a full hair of his head and all gone. He’s a tough guy and has been through a lot and emotionally devastating.

Rep. Anna Eshoo, D Palo Alto introduced the legislation of alopecia areata patients receiving Medicaid can be covered for prosthetic hair pieces from the Kelly’s to spread the awareness of the alopecia areata disease in the Congress Hall. The bipartisan bill decided or and require Medicaid. The federal-state health program to pay for one prosthetic hair piece a year for patients with the most severe forms of the disease. One of the sponsored for bill is Re. Heather Wilson, R-N-M.

Some people did’nt understand the psychological pain and who scoff paying for wigs for the non-life threatening condition. “Having Alopecia Areata, There is no cure. There is no treatment that works for everybody, and it’s just giving them some normalcy again in their life.” said Lisa Butler, a vice-president of communications for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Mostly the Americans have either loss of all body hair (alopecia areata universalis) or loss of all scalp hair (alopecia areata totalis).

Hair prostheses is another expenses can cost $1,000 to $3,000 but they are custom-made. A prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing body part. Prostheses are typically used to replace parts lost by injury (traumatic) or missing from birth (congenital) or to supplement defective body parts. To those people around 5,000 are on Medicaid and would benefit from the legislation. “It is important that we act to help those suffering from the condition obtain the supplies they need to effectively manage condition”, Eshoo said in a statement.

Keylly believes the prostheses would help some people cope with the condition when founded four sports memorabilia stores in the Bay Area, is not on Medicaid and chooses not to wear a wig. “Hair is kind of an integral part of our culture,” he said. “It doesn’t help you walk like a prosthetic leg might, but it helps you get out the door and deal with society.” Kelly feel unattractive and though everyone was staring at him because of lack of hair.