Chemotherapy

What is Chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy uses the administration of certain drugs that destroy reproducing cancer cells. Unfortunately In the process of administrating these drugs other cells like those that contribute to the growth of hair are affected.

It is therefore common for Cancer patients to loose there hair, eye lashes, eyebrows and body hair) during treatment.

The hair is usually lost in large quantities and very quickly. Unfortunately no hair growth products such as shampoos or conditioners can prevent this lost.

The good news..

Once the Chemotherapy treatment is complete the hair will almost always grow back. Remember it will not be immediate and may take anywhere between six months to a year after the treatment ends to have re-growth.

Important Facts about Hair Re-growth

The returning hair may be different from your original hair, this is caused usually from the alteration of the cells that produce the hair.

It is common for the hair that returns to be a finer texture and sometimes a different color, overtime the hair should return to its original texture and thickness as well the same color or a close shade of it

We understand that Chemotherapy is a difficult experience to endure and want to remind you that support of friends, family and strangers will help you threw this difficult time. If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us as we will do whatever we can to make this difficult time a little easier.