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Jada Pinkett Smith Got Real About Her Alopecia And Hair Loss In An Honest Instagram Post

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You know Jada Pinkett Smith — but you may not know that she suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss.

Jada looks over her shoulder on the red carpet
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Jada recently took to Instagram to post a video in which she shows off one of the bare scalp patches as a result of her alopecia, and she had some words of wisdom to share about her condition as well.

"Mama's gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something??," she wrote in the IG caption. "Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!??."

"Now, at this point, I can only laugh," she said while showing off the patch. "Y'all know I've been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day, look at this line right here. Look at that."

Jada holds her hands together on the red carpet
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"So it just showed up like that and this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide. So I thought I'd just share it so y'all are not asking any questions."

Jada Pinkett Smith holds a purse on the runway
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"But you know mama's going to put some rhinestones in there. I'm going to make me a little crown. That's what mama's going to do."

Jada holds her hands together while sitting on a couch
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Gotta give it up for a positive outlook.

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