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DigniCap is a miracle device that will save your hair after chemotherapy treatment
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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When Charlotte Reeves heard the diagnosis of breast cancer, she decided to beat the disease at all costs and try any treatment methods, because she is only 39 years old and a mother of two children. Charlotte was very afraid of never seeing her children grow up and become adults.
The next thought in the woman's head was the thought of chemotherapy and its consequences for her hair. "It may sound stupid in such a situation when you are given such a terrible diagnosis, but I was very afraid of losing my hair, because it constantly reminds me of cancer. In addition, my children will see me like this, and this is not the most pleasant sight," the woman says.
The cancer was diagnosed in June 2011. It was a stage 3 invasive tumor, a fast-growing type of cancer.
But Charlotte was able to avoid what she feared most of all – she kept her hair. Doctors at Cromwell Hospital, where Charlotte was treated, suggested that she use a special cap during chemotherapy sessions. It allows you to save about 80% of your hair. During chemotherapy, the most active cells suffer first, and the hair follicles in which hair is born contain some of the most actively dividing cells in the body. This is why chemotherapy causes intense hair loss.
DigniCap is a cooling headgear designed to preserve hair during chemotherapy, created by American scientists. It was with the help of this miracle cap that Charlotte managed to preserve her hair.
The device is made of silicone, which contains neoprene, isolating the scalp from the negative impact of harmful factors. DigniCap gradually cools the entire head and is equipped with a safety sensor.
Five long months of chemotherapy, followed by four more weeks of radiation therapy, was a difficult test from which Sharlatta emerged victorious.
"I can't deny it, this silicone cap is not the most pleasant headwear. It gradually becomes colder and colder. Each time I had to wear it for three hours, before the session, during and even after it was over I couldn't take it off for 20 minutes. But I don't regret it, only thanks to this device I kept my hair. My hairdresser couldn't believe in this miracle for a long time!", - recalls Charlotte.
Since then, the woman has felt great, and there are no signs of a relapse of the disease.