Hi Everyone ,
I have a question and hoping someone will be able to help. My partner had cancer of mandibular and had surgery in May and they took bone and skin from he's leg to reconstruct the jaw and gums. He's currently nearly finished radio therapy actually 4 left and doing really well. He was having problems with hair growing in the mouth as skin was taken from the leg but since rt this is now all fallen out and he's really happy about this. Does anyone know if this will be a permanent thing or is there a chance it could grow back after treatment. We are hoping not as this has caused him the most grief.
Hi Bridget.
From what I read from others even without RT the hair in the transplanted bit of tissue disappears eventually. So the outlook is good.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Good evening bridgetb, i had the same operation as your partner and have had no issues with my grafts or skin grafts mine was done in 2009 and everything has healed up well after the operation, and lead quite a normal life, its surprising how well the leg recovers from having part of the bone removed. Wishing you and your partner all the best during recovery, good luck.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
P.S I did not have radiotherapy after my operation as i had after my first one, and there were no issues with any hair growing, take care.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
Hi Ivan , thank you so much and he will be over the moon to hear that 
