Cooling Cap Cancer Patients
Caps are changed to maintain the correct optimum temperature for a period of time depending on individual specific treatment.
Cooling cap cancer patients. It is scientifically formulated to stay cold for longer periods of time than alternatives. Cold cap therapy is a non invasive drug free technique of scalp cooling that can be successful in minimizing hair loss. This is the first cooling cap cleared by the agency for use in cancer patients with solid tumors. Our unique 8 cap system is easy to use and very effective in helping more patients particularly those with the most aggressive treatments to save their hair.
Cold cap therapy involves applying a specially designed gel cap on to the head to cool the scalp. Cancer treatment centers purchase scalp cooling systems and patients are charged for their use. The cap only has to be fitted once and doesn t need to be replaced during chemo. Our proprietary crylon gel is the cooling engine for the penguin cold caps.
Food and drug administration cleared the expanded use of a cooling cap dignicap. Some newer cooling cap systems such as the dignicap and paxman cooling systems have been cleared for use by the us food and drug administration fda. The cost of cool caps varies depending on the manufacturer the number of chemotherapy sessions and the duration of treatment. Please understand hair loss prevention chemotherapy induced alopecia is not guaranteed and individual results may vary.
With scalp cooling systems the cap is attached to a small refrigeration machine that circulates coolant so the cap only has to be fitted once and doesn t need to changed during chemotherapy. Some older types of scalp hypothermia devices can be rented or purchased online and some cancer treatment facilities in the us allow patients to use them. Scalp cooling may prevent chemo treatment from targeting these cancer cells. Arctic cold caps is recommended by the rapunzel project and by many hospitals and physicians throughout the us.
A portion of chemo cold caps purchase will be donated to the american cancer society helping support the fight against cancer. The crylon gel is pliable at sub zero temperatures and allows for an accurate fit that is necessary for success.