Real Hair Wigs

Hi Nictx,

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I just wanted to let you know that I have moved your query from our Ask a Work Support Adviser forum, over to our Ask a Nurse forum instead.

A member of our Cancer Information Nurse Specialist team will now be able to see your post, and should be able to advise you further on where to get support finding reputable real hair wig companies.

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Hi Nictx,

Thanks for getting in touch and welcome back I see that you are on other groups. I hope you are finding it helpful. I’m Kate one of the Cancer Information Nurses here on the Macmillan Support Line

There is a large variety of different types of wigs available to what would suit you best. Human hair wigs may be made up of hair from a few people. This means it may be made up of different hair types, which are often bleached and then dyed. Human Hair wigs can often cost from a few hundred to a few thousand pounds and are not usually available on the NHS.

We are not able to recommend a supplier, but we would advise speaking to your chemotherapy team. Sometimes they have a wig supplier and may be able to supply you with a real hair wig but also give you advice on how to care for a wig. They may know of a real hair wig supplier locally who they can recommend.

It is important to find a supplier who is experienced in advising people with hair loss and those going through cancer treatments.

I hope this information is useful. Please don’t hesitate to get back in contact by email, webchat or phone, if you need further information or support.

The Macmillan Support Line offers practical, clinical, financial and emotional support. You can call us free from landlines and from most mobile phone networks* on 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week, 8am – 8pm.

Best wishes

Kate,

Cancer Information Nurse Specialist 

Ref KE/SMc

Many thanks for the information.