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.
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[edit] External links
- The American Cancer Society Tender Loving Care Wigs
- Tips on wig care
- The leukemia and lymphoma society
- Hair Prosthesis
[edit] Notes
- ^ Cancer Organization, UK. "Chemotherapy drugs causing hair loss". http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=320#complete. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ House of Representatives. "Coverage for hair prostheses since 2001". http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:5k679MCzrn8J:thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z%3Fc107:H.R.547.IH:+FIRST+HAIR+PROSTHESIS&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us. Retrieved February 8, 2001.
