Fun Alternatives to Wigs for Patients With Cancer
In this on-demand webinar series, CURE partnered with Look Good Feel Better to offer fun wig options for patients to wear after hair loss from cancer treatment.
EP: 1.Tips for Hair Loss and Regrowth During Cancer Treatment
EP: 2.How to Wear and Adjust to Wearing a Wig During Cancer Treatment
EP: 3.How to Style a Wig After Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
EP: 4.Caring for a Wig in Patients With Cancer-Related Hair Loss
EP: 5.Fun Alternatives to Wigs for Patients With Cancer
In part five of CURE’s “Confidently You: Choosing and Styling Wigs that Look and Feel Right” webinar, Daniela Hernandez-Salas, a Look Good Feel Better volunteer, offered alternative, fun options to wigs for patients with cancer who have experienced hair loss from treatment.
“If at any time during your journey, you're open to change, this is the time in your life that you want to take that chance,” Hernandez-Salas said, adding that her everyday wig is similar to the hair she has had her entire life but she likes to experiment with different wigs. “I'm going to make every day count. I want happy hair for a happy life.”
Summary
00:04 – Being open to change
- Daniela Hernandez-Salas highlighted that, if patients are open to it, change and taking a chance with wigs can be an option.
- She noted that she wants patients to find their "dream hair" for a happy life.
01:58 – Synthetic wigs for headwear alternatives.
- ·The speaker demonstrated an alternative to full wigs, including synthetic "halo" headwear for hats, caps, and turban scarves.
- She also suggested using alternative to wearing a wig like using a simple bang hairstyle.
- Hernandez-Salas modeled various options that patients with cancer can consider, outside of their daily wig for wear.
05:04 – Creating custom wigs for patients with cancer to boost confidence.
- Again, she noted that hairstylists can help to create custom wigs for patients to boost confidence.
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