| When a person is diagnosed with cancer it can be | | | | covered under some insurance polices as a prosthesis |
| heartbreaking. Often even the idea of choosing wigs | | | | device and will be paid for by insurance. This is a |
| for cancer patients does not even come to mind. | | | | good place to start. |
| Certainly friends and family don't rush out to find out | | | | The next decision is what type of wig to get. There |
| about wigs for cancer patients. This may be a | | | | are many wigs made for cancer patients available. |
| mistake. One of the first things that is often | | | | Some people like a synthetic wig because the way it |
| mentioned when reading about chemotherapy is that | | | | is made allows air to flow through it. Of major |
| the patient, be it male or female, is afraid they will | | | | importance to think about is that the patient may be |
| lose all of their hair. This is not only the hair on the | | | | shy about trying on wigs so it is best to pick a shop |
| head but potentially all of their body hair. To some | | | | that respects their privacy. A shop that specializes in |
| people that is a very real and scary by product of | | | | wigs for cancer patients will be aware of this and will |
| having chemotherapy. | | | | be able to provide the necessary privacy. |
| Ideally, the patient or family member or even a | | | | A custom made natural hair wig is probably not going |
| friend, should take into consideration what can or | | | | to be a choice as they can take months to create. A |
| may happen during the chemotherapy process. There | | | | synthetic or mix of synthetic and natural hair would |
| are a lot of side effects and not all of them kind to | | | | be the best choice. A synthetic wig has easier |
| the body. One of the side effects that they should | | | | maintenance. After all, the wig will be worn seven |
| talk about is hair loss and how the patient will feel | | | | days a week, all day long. They will require cleaning |
| about the process. In a way this is a preparation for | | | | and perhaps some styling. All of this needs to be |
| the entire process. The Mayo Clinic site suggests that | | | | considered. Perhaps buying two wigs is a possibility, |
| the person use energy staying healthy rather than | | | | maybe in different styles and/or colors. Then there |
| worrying about how they are going to look. Ok, this | | | | can be a style change and it will let one of the wigs |
| is fine to say but probably not very realistic. The | | | | air out. |
| patient is going to care how they will look. | | | | Probably an easy care wig will be the best choice. |
| Now you can sit down with the patient and discuss | | | | The patient just has to make some basic style |
| their options. One of the choices that many cancer | | | | decisions and they will be on their way to recovery in |
| patients make is to get a wig. Apparently it may be | | | | no time at all. |
