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Chemotherapy Hair Loss Help

Facts About Regrowth of Hair After Chemo

A lot of patients who suffer from cancer also face the devastation of hair loss during chemotherapy.

The good news is not every chemotherapy drug results in total loss of hair. But it is a common side affect. The extent of which will vary from substantial thinning to a total loss of hair.

Why do you suffer hair loss? The drugs used in treating cancer are designed to attack the quick growing the cancer cells. They also target other cells in your body hair follicles being but one.

When do you lose hair with chemo? The answer varies. It may happen after some days or may not begin for weeks into the therapy. What's worse it may well continue for a month or so after your last treatment.

How long to grow hair after chemo? The answer is usually your hair will start to grow back in about six to eight weeks. Coming back at the rate of about a quarter of an inch a month or so.

Also any hair regrowth due to chemo can come back with a different texture that what you had previously. It could be that it comes back straight and fine when previously it was curly. And your hair after chemo may come back in a different color until the pigment generation returns to normal.

What are the remedies to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy? Alas there are none at this point. It's best to plan and assume you will lose your hair.

Hopefully you found this brief discussion of chemotherapy hair loss help useful.

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