- Naomi Campbell was one of the most wanted models of the runway
She has been one of the best supermodels of the world dominating runways for years, walked for almost every famous designer and been in the cover of every fashion magazine.
But the latest pictures of Naomi looks nothing like her.
42-year-old beauty was spotted as she enjoyed a holiday in Ibiza earlier this week.
With her hair pulled back in a ponytail, Naomi revealed her incredibly receding hairline, the result of her over-reliance on hair extensions and weaves for most of her modelling career.
It is common for a lot of woman to wear extensions especially for the ones that are in the industry but what they don’t know is how damaging those extensions can be.
Traction alopecia occurs when the extensions pull on the natural hair causing it to break, and usually affects the hairline just above the forehead or the sides, where the hair is weaker.
It can take between three months to a year for hair to grow back in moderate cases.
But if the pulling continues the hair will never grow back and the only option is a hair transplant.
Stars including Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham, Britney Spears and Alexandra Burke are all reported to have suffered traction alopecia as a result of hair extensions.
Celebrity hair extensions expert Tatiana Karelina added to MailOnline: ‘Hair extensions, when done properly, can give amazing results, but when done with no care for natural hair in some cases it can leave the follicles and your own hair damaged beyond repair.
‘Heavy extensions can literally pull the follicles out over time, some glue extensions, tight weaves and elastic bands can create and enhance patches of baldness on the scalp.
‘Putting glue in your hair is similar to putting gum in it. It’s going to be hard to get out and even with the best removers some hairs will get pulled out leaving you with broken hair, damage and in some cases balding.’
