It's a scary time when you start losing your hair after suffering hairloss as a result of chemotheraphy - here's our step-by-step guide to picking a wig
December 14, 2019 - 21:08 GMT Dee Dudgeon Being told you have cancer is a life-changing moment and one that everyone expects will be emotionally difficult to deal with. Once you get on the treatment treadmill, life starts to take on a new normal, but your hair falling out if chemotherapy is part of this new experience, can be another major hurdle to overcome.
Robert and his team took many, many years to perfect the perfect wig. The process required a huge investment into research and development of the foundation ."t wasn’t just how we knot the wig but the material we use for the foundation which was key," Robert explains."The net is like a very fine lace but it’s incredibly strong. It’s made on Victorian lace-making machines," he continues.
"But making a made-to-measure wig takes four or five months, and most people having chemo want a solution asap,” Robert explains. “Usually I see them shortly after they’ve been diagnosed and they might be starting treatment in two or three weeks. Someone with alopecia is different. That’s an ongoing saga and clients are usually much happier to wait. With made to measure the world opens up – you can have the choice of densities like fine hair, medium hair, course hair.
"It’s mainly because our wigs are so light," explains Robert."The foundation plus the hair weighs maximum 170g and the foundation is full of holes so the scalp can breathe through it. It’s much lighter than the first kind of wigs so people don't tend to find it uncomfortable."
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