FAQs associated with Hair Loss due to Chemotherapy and Wigs for Cancer patients:
1> When will I start losing my hair during Chemotherapy?
You may start losing your hair after 2 to 3 weeks from the first course of chemotherapy. Hair loss in some patients is gradual while others lose their hair immediately, that too in huge quantities, so these patients, when going for their second chemotherapy course already started wearing a wig for cancer patient, a hat or a scarf to hide the baldness. The amount of hair loss basically depends on the exact drug and the dosage used for chemotherapy treatment.
2>Will my hair come back after my chemotherapy? When?
Mostly, hair loss due to chemotherapy is temporary. Once the treatment stops, a person who is suffering from hair loss due to chemotherapy will notice regrowth of hair, however, this is not immediate. The patient will see the hair to start growing after 3 to 4 weeks from the last chemotherapy cycle. This hair growth is very slow, near about 0.5 inches a month, so to get a shoulder length hair you will need to wait for around 8 to 10 months.
3> Do all cancer patients lose their hair?
Chemotherapy is one of the treatments for cancer and usually hair loss is the major side effect of this procedure. A particular mix of cancer drugs are used for chemotherapy. This mix is related to the type of cancer the patient has. Some drugs cause little hair loss, while others cause complete hair loss. Some chemo drugs do not make a patients hair fall out, but the hair becomes thinner. Your Oncologist is the best person to inform you about the side effects of your treatment.
4> What is the best time to order a wig for a patient undergoing Chemotherapy?
Well, it’s actually best if you purchase a wig after the first Chemotherapy cycle. Most of our clients purchase the hair wig for cancer patients around this specified time, as it is well in advance and they can use it when the time comes. Till then, they can use this time to be mentally prepared to enjoy wearing a wig for cancer patient. We recommend you to buy the wig immediately, if you have already lost your hair during the chemotherapy session, so that you don’t have to worry and carry the bald look.
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This is the first question a patient has, whether, the wig will look natural? Our answer is; the wig for cancer patient will definitely look natural. Our main motive is to make it look natural to a third person who will be seeing you after some time or an unknown person visiting you for the first time. We greatly know that the main intention of wearing a wig for cancer patient is to hide hair loss from all the people by looking natural. Your colleagues or people very close to you will not find the wig to be unnatural; however, they will notice a difference in your appearance. So it is advisable to be prepared for some questions on your changed look.
Nowadays, we can see celebrities who go undetected even after wearing a wig and this raises your expectations. Here, we would like to clarify that, these celebrities get the best hair styling support and have a great amount of time in hand before each of their shots. On the other hand, you do not have that much time to style your wig, so you need to lower down the efforts required to put on and style a wig. We suggest you to keep your hair style as simple as you can and get confident by doing it every day.
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All our chemo patients are very afraid that their wig will just fall off, and; this might turn out to be the most embarrassing moment in their life. We would like to let you know that, none of our patients have ever complained of such an incident. With an experience of about thousand clients, that too, mostly chemotherapy patients, we offer wigs for cancer patients in two size variations. All our wigs for cancer patients have adjustable elastic belts on the inner side of the wig, which assures your wig stays in place correctly. We expect our patients to wear the wig from day one, till they have shoulder length hair and for this purpose, we have specially designed our wigs with a 1 to 1.5 inches margin.
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Generally, the life of a wig for cancer patient depends on the proper use and correct maintenance. So we advise our clients to be careful while using the wig and strictly follow the instructions that we give for the maintenance. Our 100% human hair wigs will last good for around 18 months.
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As our wig for cancer patient is made from 100% human hair, we can customize it to look like your hairstyle before the hair loss. As informed earlier, we customize our wigs for cancer patient for head size, texture, color, style, length; as per the earlier look of the patient, giving them natural look which they had before the hair loss.
During chemotherapy the skin of the scalp of the patient is exceptionally sensitive, so we do not advise for applying any chemical adhesive to fix the wig. That is why we have put the adjustable elastic belts in our wigs for cancer patients, making the wearing and removing of the wig very simple and comfortable.
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FAQs associated with Hair Loss due to Chemotherapy and Wigs for Cancer patients:
1> When will I start losing my hair during Chemotherapy?
You may start losing your hair after 2 to 3 weeks from the first course of chemotherapy. Hair loss in some patients is gradual while others lose their hair immediately, that too in huge quantities, so these patients, when going for their second chemotherapy course already started wearing a wig for cancer patient, a hat or a scarf to hide the baldness. The amount of hair loss basically depends on the exact drug and the dosage used for chemotherapy treatment.
2>Will my hair come back after my chemotherapy? When?
Mostly, hair loss due to chemotherapy is temporary. Once the treatment stops, a person who is suffering from hair loss due to chemotherapy will notice regrowth of hair, however, this is not immediate. The patient will see the hair to start growing after 3 to 4 weeks from the last chemotherapy cycle. This hair growth is very slow, near about 0.5 inches a month, so to get a shoulder length hair you will need to wait for around 8 to 10 months.
3> Do all cancer patients lose their hair?
Chemotherapy is one of the treatments for cancer and usually hair loss is the major side effect of this procedure. A particular mix of cancer drugs are used for chemotherapy. This mix is related to the type of cancer the patient has. Some drugs cause little hair loss, while others cause complete hair loss. Some chemo drugs do not make a patients hair fall out, but the hair becomes thinner. Your Oncologist is the best person to inform you about the side effects of your treatment.
4> What is the best time to order a wig for a patient undergoing Chemotherapy?
Well, it’s actually best if you purchase a wig after the first Chemotherapy cycle. Most of our clients purchase the hair wig for cancer patients around this specified time, as it is well in advance and they can use it when the time comes. Till then, they can use this time to be mentally prepared to enjoy wearing a wig for cancer patient. We recommend you to buy the wig immediately, if you have already lost your hair during the chemotherapy session, so that you don’t have to worry and carry the bald look.
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This is the first question a patient has, whether, the wig will look natural? Our answer is; the wig for cancer patient will definitely look natural. Our main motive is to make it look natural to a third person who will be seeing you after some time or an unknown person visiting you for the first time. We greatly know that the main intention of wearing a wig for cancer patient is to hide hair loss from all the people by looking natural. Your colleagues or people very close to you will not find the wig to be unnatural; however, they will notice a difference in your appearance. So it is advisable to be prepared for some questions on your changed look.
Nowadays, we can see celebrities who go undetected even after wearing a wig and this raises your expectations. Here, we would like to clarify that, these celebrities get the best hair styling support and have a great amount of time in hand before each of their shots. On the other hand, you do not have that much time to style your wig, so you need to lower down the efforts required to put on and style a wig. We suggest you to keep your hair style as simple as you can and get confident by doing it every day.
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All our chemo patients are very afraid that their wig will just fall off, and; this might turn out to be the most embarrassing moment in their life. We would like to let you know that, none of our patients have ever complained of such an incident. With an experience of about thousand clients, that too, mostly chemotherapy patients, we offer wigs for cancer patients in two size variations. All our wigs for cancer patients have adjustable elastic belts on the inner side of the wig, which assures your wig stays in place correctly. We expect our patients to wear the wig from day one, till they have shoulder length hair and for this purpose, we have specially designed our wigs with a 1 to 1.5 inches margin.
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Generally, the life of a wig for cancer patient depends on the proper use and correct maintenance. So we advise our clients to be careful while using the wig and strictly follow the instructions that we give for the maintenance. Our 100% human hair wigs will last good for around 18 months.
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As our wig for cancer patient is made from 100% human hair, we can customize it to look like your hairstyle before the hair loss. As informed earlier, we customize our wigs for cancer patient for head size, texture, color, style, length; as per the earlier look of the patient, giving them natural look which they had before the hair loss.
During chemotherapy the skin of the scalp of the patient is exceptionally sensitive, so we do not advise for applying any chemical adhesive to fix the wig. That is why we have put the adjustable elastic belts in our wigs for cancer patients, making the wearing and removing of the wig very simple and comfortable.
