I have completed my chemo on 12.05 and impatiently waiting to return to how I looked before. The hair is growing back well, they eyebrows not exactly the same but getting there, the eyelashes just take ages! On top of that they grow back curly in wrong direction and eventually fall out anyway.
What was your experience? How long does it take to look normal again?
Hi EMO
I had dark brown hair that was half way down my back before I started chemo a year ago. It is now dark grey and cut into a pixie style, which I actually prefer!
From losing my hair this time last year it took about 6 months for it to become a very short pixie style. By that time my eyelashes were back to normal, I'd lost all of them, and my eyebrows were also looking something like they used to.
x
Thank you latchbrook. Pixie style is lovely. I know it all takes time, just wish I was a bit more patient.
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