Hair Growth After Chemotherapy: How Long Does it Take and What to Expect?
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Losing your hair to chemotherapy can feel devastating. If you find yourself asking, "how long will it take to grow back?" you're not alone. In this video, Dr. Jennifer Griggs explores the typical timeline for hair regrowth process after chemotherapy. Learn what affects hair loss, how long regrowth takes, and how diet plays a crucial role in healthy hair recovery after chemotherapy for breast cancer. #breastcancer #chemo #chemotherapy #cancer #hairloss
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:30 Chemo & Hair Loss
1:40 Hair Growth Timeline
4:05 Caring for Your Hair After Chemo
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Dr. Griggs, thank you for acknowledging there is a possibly(though low) your hair may not grow in or be very thin..unfortunately my hair grew in very very thin on top and fine in other areas..after years what hair I have is more curly..I had dark hair..now it is mousy brown with gray..I wear a wig the majority of the time..which after 14 years is still uncomfortable. I had a bilateral mastectomies without reconstruction(which in the long run was the right decision from a surgery perspective!)..the prosthetic bra and wig sometimes are sad reminders what difficult surgeries and treatments I experienced. But I also try to think about how grateful I am to be alive and well..
I was 61 when I finished chemo. A year later I still only have about 3 inches of hair. I had long thick hair all my life. Now it is fine and breaks easy. Still falls out. Possibly bc of taking verzenio and anastrozole. Eyebrows and eyelashes are normal and unfortunately chin hairs have returned 😂but I'm unhappy with the new hair on my head. Growing very slowly and curly on one side straight on the other. My hairdresser says be patient. It might take another year. 😢 being bald was the hardest thing for me and given the choice again not sure I would do chemo. It is really traumatic for some of us.
Same here.
It didn't bother me losing my hair. Its grown back curley. It is what it is.
I am asain chinese and chinese womens have very soft straight hair , after gone through chemo radiation and all treatemnt My hair has rough texture like a hay and also growing like slight curly
I am sorry for those who have issues with their hair growing back post chemo. I lost mine within 2 weeks of the start of chemo and within two weeks of stopping chemo, I had the fuzz start growing. It has all come back, within 12 months, curlier and with dark and grey highlights. ( as I call them). My hairdresser now has the job of helping me with new styles.
Thank you, dr. Griggs, for your informative medical advice regarding hair growth and regrowth after chemotherapy and hair care.
Losing my hair was for me more traumatic than losing my breast. I used to have long golden shiny hair. Now, after 11months, i have fine, grey, curly hair that sticks out like ive had a shock. It is only 2 inches long. I hate the way i look and feel old and ugly. Taking letrozole isnt helping and im on that for ten years. Its relentlessly depressing.
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Has anyone else experienced an extreme “receding hairline” when growing back? 1-1/2 yrs. & extremely thin/short on top with approx 6 inch growth in back. Coarse & lost all auburn color to varying shades of gray, salt & pepper.
Ugh. 7 months post chemo and my hair is barely an inch long. Nowhere near what is suggested as growth timing. It's fine, thin, you can still see through to the scalp. I'm not a happy camper about it. Haven't found a wig that looks even remotely normal on me.
Greetings Dr Griggs !
Have a question to ask , would Henna be beneficial Since its not chemical and also Cocount oil to massage with some Helrbal plant leaf ...
My hair grew back quite well but about 6 months after it was fully grown I started to lose it again and it’s thinner now than after the first year after chemo.
Taxotere caused me to have permanent hair loss, I was never warned this was a possibility or that there was an alternative. Cold cap was not an option at the time either. By far the worst effect of the diagnosis.
Thanks for your video. I lost all my hair. It used to be straight - quite fine but I had lots of it and it grew fast. My hair started growing back when I finished chemo but it’s very curly. It’s a bit coarser but I have lots of it. Will it go back to being straight?
My hair was blonde and wavy after chemo. It has been three years since remission and I have had only two hair cuts. It has always been blonde but it is straight again and a little darker shade of blonde. Don't worry, what will be will be! Stay happy! Remember that you are still beautiful both inside and out.
If you have MBC are on the target drug pertuzumab/trastuzamab for life is it safe to have your hair dyed or colored? My hair feels healthy to me and I explained to my hair dresser that the drug only attacks cancer but she is hesitant. Are other patients on immune therapy type drugs successful? Are there any studies on this? I told her that it is not chemotherapy.
Since 2 years I find my treatment,now I'm hormonal medicine letrozole,why my hair still very weak, falling down and no growing long?
Am on letrozole and my hair is very thin i hope after hormonal therapy it gets back normal