England wigs for conditions

NHS guidance

At Browns we are used to creating wigs to meet the needs of customers who are undergoing one of many treatments either on the NHS or privately. For information on obtaining a wig on prescription in England, please contact Browns.

Cancer Related Hair Loss in England

A number of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, whilst battling cancer, can result in hair loss. Often this is referred to as Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy induced Alopecia.

Chemotherapy can result in varying degrees of hair loss. With any sort of hair loss of this kind, the result can be very upsetting. We specialise in creating wigs for this situation in England. If the hair falls out, it usually starts within a few weeks of beginning treatment, although very occasionally it can start within a few days. It will grow back over a few months once treatment has been finished. It is also not uncommon for hair to sometimes begin to regrow inbetween treatments and fall again when the next treatment session takes place.

Radiotherapy in England

Radiotherapy directed to the head, will always causes some hair loss. If treatment is directed to a particular part of your head or neck, the hair will only fall out in that area. But there may also be some hair loss on the opposite side of the head or neck - where the radiotherapy beams pass through. This is called the 'exit site'. When treatment has finished, the hair will usually grow back. But it may not be quite as thick as before and in some people can be patchy. The more radiotherapy treatments received, the longer the hair will take to grow back.

Autoimmune Disease Hair Loss

Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues. Alopecia is classed as an autoimmune disease.

Alopecia

'Alopecia' is the word used to describe any type of baldness/hair loss, on the scalp, or of other hairy regions of the body and may be coupled with another word to give a specific meaning. For instance: ‘alopecia areata’ meaning ‘hair loss in areas’.

Alopecia Totalis is a form of Alopecia Areata in which all the hair on the scalp is lost.

Alopecia Universalis is a form of Alopecia in which all the hair on the scalp face, including eyebrows, eyelashes and body is lost.

Alopecia Berbae - Loss of facial hair (for a man). Especially in the beard area.

Androgenetic Alopecia - Also known as male and female pattern baldness. It is thinning of the hair to an almost transparent state, on both men and women. It is thought to be a hereditary form of hair loss and is now happening to younger men and women. It must be emphasised that most ladies do notlose follicles in the same manner as men, the effect is more diffuse loss than balding.

Traction alopecia is usually due to excessive pulling or tension on the hair shafts as a result of certain hair styles. It is seen more often in women particularly those or East Indian and Afro- Caribbean origin. |Hair loss depends in the way the hair is being pulled back. Prolonged traction alopecia can stop new follicles developing and lead to permanent hair loss.

Scarring Alopecia is a form of alopecia which leaves scarring on the scalp area of hair loss. The hair follicles are irreversibly destroyed by scarring processes including trauma, burns, lupus ertthematosus, lichen planopilaris, scleroderma, folloculitis decalvans or uncertain causes.
Telogen Effluvium

PLEASE NOTE - This is by no means a comprehensive list of every type of hair loss that occurs. Should you have any specific questions about hair loss, please contact Browns. More information can be found on http://www.morehairnow.com

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