DecisionTool

Making your decision

Is Scalp Cooling
Right For Me?

Making the decision to cold cap is not always easy, as it involves significant commitment and dedication during your chemotherapy journey. Our decision guide can help you make that choice with confidence.

The lists below outline some important things to consider when making your decision:

Benefits of Cold Capping

Discover the Advantages:
Why Cold Capping Could Be Right for You

Maintaining Privacy and Normalcy
By preserving hair, scalp cooling also helps preserve a sense of privacy and normalcy during treatment

Slowing Down Hair Loss
Cold capping effectively slows down and reduces hair loss

Faster Hair Regrowth
Even if significant hair loss occurs, scalp cooling promotes faster and more natural regrowth

Effort to Save Hair
Using scalp cooling means I have done everything possible to save my hair

Sense of Control Over Treatment
This is an aspect of my treatment that I can actively control

Reducing Persistent Hair Loss Risk
It lowers the risk of permanent hair loss, especially with high-dose Docetaxel/Taxotere treatments

Things to Consider

Important Considerations:
What You Need to Know Before Cold Capping

No Hair Retention Guarantee
There are no promises regarding how much hair I will retain

Initial Discomfort
The first 15 minutes can be uncomfortable before I get used to it

Haircare Routine Changes
I will need to adjust my haircare routine, avoiding heated styling tools and washing less frequently

Continued Hair Shedding
Some level of hair shedding will occur throughout chemotherapy and may continue for some time afterward

Dry Ice Required
Dry ice costs add $60-$100 per treatment on average

How much retention
can I expect?

Choose your drug regimen from the list below and our retention calculator will predict the hair retention you might achieve.
Note: not all compatible drug regimens are listed, if your specific drug regimen is not listed please contact us for further details and personalized guidance.