Chemotherapy and Hair Loss: Hair Restoration Techniques Come to Your Rescue
The trauma and fear associated with the deadly cancer is inexplicable. The pain and suffering does not just stop there. Most of the cancer patients also have to undergo chemotherapy or radiation as part of the treatment. These treatments cause temporary or permanent hair loss in these patients, so they have to cope up with the stigma attached to it.
The severity of radiation- and chemotherapy-induced hair loss depends on the dosage of the treatment. The more you get exposed to it, the more severe it would be. Radiation therapy may not cause your hair fall unless it is done on your scalp. Some patients undergoing chemotherapy regain their hair after nearly one year; however, the hair appears with a different texture and weaker strands.
Hair loss will continue throughout the treatment. Typically you lose 50 percent of your hair before it becomes noticeable to others. As time passes by, the hairline gets clearer and clearer until it becomes partially or completely bald. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that can guarantee your hair won’t fall during chemotherapy. Certain drugs like Minoxidil are prescribed to reduce the severity of the hair loss. However, these drugs are less likely to have an impact on the follicles that are badly damaged by intense chemotherapy.
What’s the solution?
While some of you may be able to accept it as destiny, others may not, especially those who want to lead an active life in the society. The best way to deal with this situation is to go for hair restoration therapies. There are different types of hair restoration therapies available for cancer patients. The most popular of them include Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and Follicular Unit Hair Transplants (FUT). Both treatments deal with transplanting hair follicles on your scalp and nourishing them so that they grow naturally like other hair follicles.The advantage of FUE and FUT is that you “no longer feel that you have baldness.†The hair on your head is yours, and it’s there always. You can lead a normal life without bothering much about your hair. On the other hand, if you opt for wigs, you may find it uncomfortable for many reasons. These wigs may affect your scalp, which has already become supple after chemotherapy because they block the airways to the follicles.
Here’s good news for chemotherapy patients in Connecticut. Dr. Scott Boden of the Hair Restoration and Aesthetic Medicine Center has announced that he will be offering an opportunity for free hair transplantation through Operation Restore program dedicated to patients suffering from radiation- or chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
Dr. Boden is accepting applications for Operation Restore until November 30th for patients who have had significant hair loss due to chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments. The details of the treatment can be found at Dr. Boden's Web site, http://www.hairtransplantct.com, a press announcement said.
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