Shelley Cain, a HR worker, mother to two children and wife, was only 38 when last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Devastated that losing her hair would have a traumatic effect on her children, Shelley decided to undergo cold cap treatments in an attempt to halt hair loss that would undoubtedly occur as a result of chemo.
The ‘cold cap’ treatment quickly chills the head to minus four degrees centigrade, and works to minimise the effects of hair loss during the gruelling chemo sessions. Not wanting to look as though she was dying to her children, the radical treatment wasn’t guaranteed to work with doctors warning her that it could be ‘hit-and-miss’ which placed the additional worry over her head. However, Mrs. Cain’s determination and perseverance paid off, retaining her hair and eyebrows following a total of six, two hour chemo sessions where each time the cap was used.
Pioneering hair transplant experts FUE Hair Clinics©, who carry out consultations across the UK in several major cities, regularly responds to news stories within their industry, with alternative treatments and success stories being a strong point of interest. A spokesperson for the company said:
“One of the most upsetting and unpleasant side effects to chemotherapy sessions is undoubtedly hair loss, affecting an individual’s well-being, physical and mental state. Depression and other negative issues that arise from losing your hair can make recovery a long and drawn out process.”
“We understand patient’s attempts to keep their hair; in Shelley Cain’s instance, to distance the thoughts of her children away from thinking they were to lose their mother. For that alone we commend her efforts and are very pleased that although very painful, in this instance the cold cap treatment worked.”
“It is our strong belief that although not always successful, in this instance the cold cap method worked for Mrs. Cain because of her determination and drive to see treatments through from start to finish was so powerful. We provide hair transplant techniques to our patients based around follicle transplantation and in cases of chemotherapy, where the hair grows back, many would have suggested the temporary use of a synthetic or real hair wig. However, we extend our best wishes to Mrs. Cain after hearing that her cancer is well into the remission stage, being cancer free now for the last eight months.”
Discovering more about the treatments offered by FUE Hair Clinics© call on the experts by booking a consultation via their website at www.fuehairtransplantclinics.co.uk today.