Wig Information for Chemotherapy Patients

One of the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy is alopecia, or hair loss. Chemotherapy patients often wear wigs to repair the mental damage that their hair loss has caused.

Benefits

Wigs disguise the baldness that chemotherapy infamously causes; providing an option to chemotherapy patients who may feel uncomfortable with their baldness and how they feel they look to others.

Features

Wigs come in a variety of color selections in order to complement a chemotherapy patient's eye color and complexion. Further, it is possible to create wigs from human hair or synthetic fibers.

Size

According to Wigsalon.com, nineteen of every twenty women fit an average sized wig. However, to ensure a properly fitted wig, a chemotherapy patient should size his head measurements.

Misconceptions

Some individuals believe that insurance policies don't cover wigs for chemotherapy patients. However, coverage for wigs frequently exists in most health insurance plans if the chemotherapy patient files the claim as "cranial prosthesis" instead of "wig".

Considerations

Because a chemotherapy patient already has to deal with the pressures of sickness, he should consider choosing a synthetic wig over a human hair wig. Unlike a synthetic wig, a human hair wig requires much time and energy to maintain.

References

• Wig Salon: Wigs - Expert Wig Salon Advice, wash wigs, select wigs,wig sizes etc.
• Headcovers Unlimited: Frequently Asked Questions
• Chemocare: Hair Loss and Chemotherapy