Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cause significant or even total hair loss. It is estimated that two out of three women lose their hair during chemotherapy treatment.
However, hair has been recognized for centuries as one of the main attributes of femininity. A woman often feels a lot of satisfaction in taking care of her hair, in styling it, in playing around with its colour, with its volume… Both for herself and for others.
While the vast majority of patients undergoing chemotherapy suffer from hair loss, this ordeal can be particularly cruel for women. It deprives them of their main feminine feature and exposes their inner struggle against the disease to the world.
Some people want to keep this ordeal private, especially so that others' views of them do not change. They then decide to hide their naked head under a wig. To help patients cope with this harmful side effect both on their morale and general condition, these wigs may be covered by social security.
Under no circumstances should hair loss treatment be used while chemo is in progress as this could worsen hair loss. It is therefore necessary to wait two to three months after stopping the treatment before starting an anti-hair loss treatment.