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When your hair grows back after chemotherapy?
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How does chemotherapy affect your hair?
If your hair falls out because of chemotherapy, it will grow back once you have finished your treatment. This may take several months and your hair is likely to be softer. It may come back a different colour, and may be more curly than before. It will probably grow back at the same rate as it grew before chemotherapy. Many people report seeing hair growth around four to six weeks after the end of treatment.
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Here is a typical timetable after chemotherapy:
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10 - 14 days after you start chemotherapy :
Hair begins falling out, you can lose about 50% of your hair.
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2 - 3 Weeks after chemotherapy ends : Soft fuzz
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1 Month after chemotherapy ends :
Real hair starts to grow at its normal rate.
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2 Months after chemotherapy ends :
An inch of hair, you can expect about a quarter inch of growth each month.
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6 - 12 Months after chemotherapy ends :
A full head of hair, though your hair may temporarily be a different shade or texture.
Generally, the hair most likely to fall out is the
hair that tends to grow back the fastest. The hair
on the top of your head grows faster than your
eyebrows or eyelashes. Your new hair may be just
like your old hair, or it may be thicker and
curlier, or straighter, than your original hair. And
your hair might grow back a different color.
Very, very rarely, permanent baldness occurs after many years of strong chemotherapy: Hair follicles get “burned out” and shut down, so there is no new growth. Remember, this situation is extremely rare.
As your hair grows, use a gentle shampoo and conditioner. For the first six months, you may want to hold off on having chemical processes like perms or hair coloring because your hair is still fragile and scalp is very sensitive. Using a hair dryer or curling / straightening iron may also cause damage.