The problem of restoring hair growth after chemotherapy is relevant for almost all patients with oncology. Alopecia (especially in women) is always associated with a series of experiences, because hair is considered the best decoration of a lady, and even struggling with the disease, you want to be beautiful.
Do hair grow after chemotherapy?
This is almost the first question that interests patients who are preparing for treatment with antitumor drugs. The answer to it is undoubtedly positive - alopecia is temporary in chemotherapy, and new hair begins to appear 3 to 6 weeks after the end of the last course of procedures.
In general, baldness is due to the fact that antitumor drugs that have a detrimental effect on cancer cells also affect healthy cells of the body, in particular, the hair follicles. Over time, the work of the latter is restored, because the hair growth after the completion of chemotherapy is normalized. In some patients, new hairs appear during the procedures: this is normal, and it is not worth worrying about whether the drug works.
Features of baldness after "chemistry"
Those who are preparing for treatment for cancer, you need to know that the loss of hair will occur in all areas of the body - on the pubic, armpits. With eyebrows and eyelashes for a while also have to part.
Newly grown after chemotherapy hair can change its structure, for example, become curly, even if earlier were even.
By the way, alopecia with "chemistry" can be partial, and at this time the remaining hair requires special care from the mistress.
Hair and scalp care
If there is a partial loss of hair after chemotherapy, then they can not be curled with forceps and curlers, it is also not recommended to do the curling. If a color or curl was made before the course of "chemistry," growth will resume several weeks later.
Recommended:
- Use a mild shampoo marked "for dry / damaged hair."
- Rub in the scalp of burdock or olive oil with massage movements an hour before washing.
- Take decoctions based on flaxseed , oat or barley.
- Make masks from the gruel of herbs celandine, chamomile, nettle or rinse your head with their decoctions.
- Use a mask of chicken yolk and honey, taken evenly (apply to wash, keep at least an hour).
These procedures will help, how to restore hair after chemotherapy, and accelerate the growth of eyelashes and eyebrows, if you apply masks to these areas. It is especially useful to treat the line of eyelash growth at night with a stick moistened with a mixture of castor oil and almond oil .