2011 Miss America Finalist Kayla Martell’s Battle with Hair Loss.

When Kayla Martell was just a little girl at the mere age of 11 she began to lose her hair. Not just a little bit in the shower or on her pillow but clumps at a time. Kayla’s hair loss was due to a hair loss disease known as Alopecia. Alopecia occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your hair follicles which results in small or large bald patches that will never grow hair like it is supposed to again.

Kayla Martell did not let hair loss bring her down. She still wanted to participate in beauty pageants like most little girls her age wanted to. Kayla had tried multiple times to wear wigs to school as a
little girl but they just kept falling off making the situation even worse. So after 9^th grade she just decided to embrace the baldness by “owning it.”

At the age of 13 Kayla started participating in pageants and at the age of 14 she finally had her first win. She had competed in these pageants without wigs and still won! By the age of 17 Kayla decided that she wanted to run for Miss Delaware. This would make her the first bald contestant to ever compete along with the youngest person entering the pageant. But that didn’t faze her! She still won fourth runner up. She competed in the Miss Delaware Pageant for three more years until she was finally told that if she ever wanted to win she would have to wear a wig.

When Kayla discovered Gemtress wigs she finally realized she could be herself and have hair again.  Then in 2010 she won the Miss Delaware Pageant, which qualified her to run for Miss America in 2011. She was chosen in the Miss America Pageant as America's Choice and placed in the top 10. Today Kayla Martell travels the United States inspiring women to not let hair bring them down.

Kayla was most recently at IHRS on April 17th, 2014 to host a National Women’s Hair Loss Seminar. The event was an incredible success and Kayla met with women from around Jacksonville to discuss their options when facing this difficult time in their life. If you're interested in her story and want to learn more about how you can get help, come to IHRS.

At IHRS, we can help determine the root of your problem and provide hair restoration solutions that are designed specifically to meet the individual and unique needs of each of our clients.

International Hair Restoration Systems is Jacksonville’s premiere hair restoration clinic. We offer the latest technology in hair restoration solutions for both men and women.  These include hair and scalp treatments, non medical hair replacement, laser hair therapy treatments and hair transplants. We extend every courtesy and accommodation to our clients to ensure a pleasant experience. With convenient, discreet off-street parking, our hair restoration center is specifically designed for your comfort and privacy. We believe you’ll find our service exceptional.

IT'S EASY TO GET EXPERT ADVICE AND ANSWERS to your particular questions and concerns. It's completely confidential. It's also completely free. So why not request your free, no-obligation hair loss evaluation and consultation today. 
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