Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children 21 years and younger suffering from long-term medical hair loss. They meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no know cause or cure. The prostheses provide help to restore self-esteem and confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.