Facial hair

[rosebine]

I havent really looked at myself in the mirror for 2 weeks (hospital and too scared at home) but today I have looked closely at my face and I am growing a beard! My own hair has got really thin and is grey through chemo, my face is sprouting stiff black hairs all over my chin ! No one mentioned this as a chemo side effect

[LesleyGB]

I know the feeling! With me it was mainly a moustache and hairy cheeks! And it grew so quickly I would pluck every day. If i took off a top containing nylon I would feel thehairs standing on end as it went over my head! It did fall out though after a couple of months and didn't come back!

[Gemimablackvelvet]

Don’t despair Rosebine. I lost all my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes due to Taxol but the hair on my hands, arms, legs, chin and moustache continued to grow merrily. The Taxol didn’t work after a while so I’m back on Carboplatin for 6 months. Who knows on what and where the hair will grow now 🤦‍♀️A small (ish) price to pay for life. Grey hair is very fashionable Rosebine. All the best with your treatment

Love from Angela xx

[Lind58]

My mom had that - she waxed 2/3 times after chemo and it never grew back! Wishing you the best

[Gemimablackvelvet in reply to Lind58]

Interesting!! Angela x

[Irisisme]

Yeah, I know! Fluffy face and bald head. It’s just not fair! It is probably not something I should recommend but I used my Venus razor, very gently and dry - and then creamed well afterwards. It’s a risk but I got away with it. You’ve got to decide if it’s safe for you, though.

Good Luck,

Iris🍀

[Mumsie13]

This brings back memories. I have had stray chin hairs for a few years now. After I had surgery (I was in hospital for 3 weeks) I had an NG tube in and didn't really look in a mirror too closely. When I finally got to look at my face properly I'm sure the shriek could be heard across the ward. I was sporting a full crop if long chin hairs. I can laugh about it now. It's not so bad - I am able to pluck them out. I recall they did get a little worse and coarser during chemo but they settled down after a while.

[Cumbrianlass5]

Ha ha. Join the club. I have exactly the same. It is awful. Wish my hair would grow as fast as my moustache! lol xxx

[fendweller]

Know it well ,if you look back at my old posts you'll see I was going to audition for planet of the apes. I bought one of those gadgets to remove it, bit like a thick pen , a few months after chemo when my skin wasn't so sensitive I used veet facial hair remover ,its a real pain, got the same problem now after second line treatment . Cheryl xx

[SUE7777]

I think it must be hormonal, I invested in a facial epilator and it hasn't come back so far.

[Cropcrop]

I so feel your horror lovely, I too had this when I was initially post op but after I plucked them out (ouchy 😬) they didn’t return. Chemo then removed every single hair on my body and happily the beard stayed away when most everything else grew back. Just another one of the many joyous delights this disease brings. Stay safe and as well as you possibly can be ❤️xx Jane

[Doglover1410]

I got fluffy cheeks and sides and the odd black chin hair! The fluffiness went away once chemo stopped but the chin ones are hanging on!! x

[Angela2932]

I got fluffy cheeks too! When I kept playing with it, tugging on a handful of it, I decided to shave most of it off with a razor. I wanted to see if the part I left would really fall off like everyone said. It did. None of it, shaved or not, ever grew back. Surprisingly I was very happy to have my nose hair grow back; I learned it served the purpose of trapping moisture to keep it from dripping out of my nose. I wish my under arm hair would grow back— it’s been a year since my last chemo—because it helps moisture evaporate in the hot, humid conditions of NC. I like functional body parts, which cheek fur was not (unless it would have kept my cheeks warm in winter, but that’s a bridge too far for me!)

[SuziTench1]

Yep I know that feeling 😁.Dont worry it will stop although wouldn't recommend shaving . I plucked mine and have the odd one now . I have a fine hair on my cheeks sideburns but i cut it off . Also why does grey hair grow faster 🤣. Small price really . It will get better xx

[candyapplegrey]

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[candyapplegrey]

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