'Hypnotherapy made me lose weight and proud to be BALD': Mother with alopecia says sessions helped her shed 3 stone and go out without a wig

Nicola Phelan, 28, from Leeds, had suffered with alopecia since she was five. The hair loss condition meant she would never let her friends and family see her without her wig. 


Weighing 13st7lbs and wearing size 16 clothes (left), she approached a hypnotherapist in an attempt to lose weight. The therapy helped the mother-of-two lose three stone (middle) over the course of a year. But unexpectedly, she began to feel confident enough to take off her wig (right) and bare her bald head in public. Ms Phelan said: 'I didn't think I would even lose weight, so being more confident with my alopecia has been a bonus.'