Why hair loss in chemotherapy? Do cold caps for chemo really work?
Will I lose my hair? Many people find hair loss the most upsetting side effect of chemotherapy. The rapidly growing cells that make up the hair roots (follicles) are sensitive to chemotherapeutic drugs. Not all drugs cause hair loss, however. There are several important things to remember. The hair loss is temporary. Body hair generally returns once the chemotherapy drug is stopped. Occasionally, the hair will begin to regrow while you are still being treated with the chemotherapy drug. Complete baldness occurs generally within two to three cycles of the drug. When your hair begins to regrow it will be thick and soft and sometimes even better than before. If I am bald to begin with, will I grow hair when chemotherapy stops? No. If you are already bald before starting your chemotherapy treatments, there will be no new hair growth. Will I lose my hair in places other than on my head? The hair follicles of the beard, eyebrows, mustache, eyelashes, armpits, legs, and ...