For kids with cancer, the fall of hair can be leading and traumatic -- and for others,
generally very young children, this
shedding can be relatively unnecessary. For teenagers, hair fall can be bad,
and you will require to do everything you can to help your teen find a good way
to cope with this issue. Your child will need to know if hair fall is likely to
happen because of his or her cure, and you will need to do plans to cope with
this in ways that make your child more better. The good news is that there are
a lot of ways your child can consider in hiding his or her head.
Why hair fall? During chemotherapy, hair loss occurs because
some anticancer pills are made to kill fast-growing cancer cells. Also,
certain normal cells, like hair cells, are also fast-growing; chemotherapy
gives harmful effects these cells, too.
Nearly for everyone, hair begins to grow back other months after chemotherapy
ends. While the hair may initially be of a different texture and even a somewhat
different color than your child's normal hair, this difference is generally
temporary.
Symptoms
Hair fall generally begins several weeks after the first or
second chemotherapy cure -- but this varies from person to person. Your child's
hair may begin thinning day by day before falling out faster and in larger
quantities.
Cure
You can plan like this:
1. Have your
child's picture taken with his or her hair as it is generally worn, so if your
child wants a tie, the hair stylist will have a picture to help shape the tie.
Also, put a snippet of your child's hair, to help in matching color and
surface.
2. Once the
hair is not long and your child thinks
she or he may require to cover the hair
once it begins falling out, use different hats (and scarves, for girls) to see
which one is nice for your child.
Feeling better about appearance is very important to most children undergoing
cancer cure, so take the time needed with this step to make this process nice
and good.
3. Be aware
that most people should not plan to wear wigs "out of the box." To
fit nice and look good, wigs generally
need some styling, trimming and other equipment by hair care
professionals. Also, wigs need to be the right shape for your child to feel
relax. Talk with your wig expert to solve whether to use real (human) or
synthetic hair for your child's wig. Usually, synthetic hair keeps it shape and
needs less care than human hair, and is low cheap as well. Two kinds of hair
come in a wide variety of colors and surfaces and you should be able to approximate
your child's normal hair if you choose to do so.
4. If you
don’t have insurance or your insurance
doesn't cover the price of a wig (called a "hair prosthesis" in
insurance language), there are organizations who can give supply wigs at low or
no money
5. It may
help for you and your child to talk with other children who have been through
the experience of hair loss, and learn what worked and didn't work for them.
Your hospital social worker can help you find children or young adults with
cancer who have experienced this process.
Questions for Your Doctor
In managing hair fall, your team may use a hairdresser, wig
expert, nurse and oncology social worker.
1. Will my
child's cancer cure cause the fall of some or all of his hair?
2. When will
hair fall start?
3. If my
child keep her hair, does this mean the cure isn't working?
4. What
information can you advice us on managing the hair loss process and finding
head coverings? Where can I get help and suggest?
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