Hair prosthesis
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A Hair prosthesis (or cranial prosthesis), is a custom-made wig specifically designed for patients who have lost their hair as a result of medical conditions or treatments, such as alopecia areata[1] , alopecia totalis, trichotillomania, chemotherapy, or any other clinical disease or treatment resulting in hair loss.[2]. The terminology is used when applying for medical insurance or tax deduction status.
Doctors have been prescribing these prostheses since the 1950s. Cranial prostheses also help to protect disease-weakened immune systems from the sun, and to regulate body temperature.
See also
External links
- The American Cancer Society Tender Loving Care Wigs
- Tips on wig care
- The leukemia and lymphoma society
- "How Prostheses are made"
Notes
- ↑ Cancer Organization, UK. "Chemotherapy drugs causing hair loss". Retrieved April 28. Unknown parameter
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