Scots schoolgirl left in tears after being mocked by bullies over hair loss

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots schoolgirl has been reduced to tears and had her confidence shattered after cruel bullies targeted her when her hair began to fall out.Lily Thomson, from Fife, was mocked by bullies who said she "looked like she had cancer" after being diagnosed with alopecia in September, 2022.The 11-year-old began developing bald patches around the size of a 20p coin after returning from holiday with her family.

Lily's family believed the hair loss was down to braids being made too tight, however a dermatologist eventually diagnosed her with alopecia.Lily's family say the "bright and confident" youth has increasingly become more isolated as it became harder to hide the patches on her head.Cheryl Wilkinson, 30, Lily's aunt, told the Daily Record: "We began noticing small bald patches around the size of a 20 pence coin when we returned from holiday last year."We'd thought it had been caused by these hair braids that she had got on holiday but they kept getting bigger.

The doctors ran some blood tests and referred us to a dermatologist at the hospital who confirmed she had Alopecia."Lily was given steroid cream before doctors moved her onto a stronger dose which caused burns on her head.

Cheryl added: "The cream wasn't working so they gave her a stronger cream which burned all of her head and left her with really bad sore bits. "The doctors said there wasn't much they could do for her.