Facial hair after chemo

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iz1999
iz1999 Member Posts: 46
edited November 2016 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I finished my chemo on august 25, and two months after noticed a lot of facial hair, I panicked and used facial cream to remove, I see some coming back, please tell me it will go away

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  • Curlyq1974
    Curlyq1974 Member Posts: 144
    edited November 2016

    LOL!!! I am sorry to be giggling... Mine came back on my face a peach fuzz. My brother would pull on it... Gotta love brothers. My beautician, when I finally had enough hair on my head for at trim took one look at me and was like, "Oh no, we have to do something about this..." and she waxed my face. Has not come back...

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  • iz1999
    iz1999 Member Posts: 46
    edited November 2016

    hi curlyq, yes is like peach fuzz but dark, so embarrassing, I guess i just leave it alone for know then go wax it. Will be so embarrassed start my radiation on Monday. Thanks for giving me hop

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  • littleblueflowers
    littleblueflowers Member Posts: 2,000
    edited November 2016

    hahaha you have wookie face! It happens to all of us. I had to shave a few times then it didnt come back lol

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  • iz1999
    iz1999 Member Posts: 46
    edited November 2016

    hi littlteblueflwers, yes is a little funny, and to make matters worse, on Monday I will have a hairy underarm and face, so sad all that we have to go through

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited November 2016

    I only got about 1/4 to 1/2 of my eyebrows and lashes back after chemo. (4 DD A/C neoadjuvant and 12 weekly Taxol adjuvant.). About 1/2 of 'head' hair came back. Very little to none on rest of body - 6+ yrs since end of TX.

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  • ShetlandPony
    ShetlandPony Member Posts: 4,924
    edited November 2016

    It should go away. My onc said it was ok to remove it or to wait. I waited and it did go away. (This was dark, on the sides of my face.)

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  • iz1999
    iz1999 Member Posts: 46
    edited November 2016

    hi kicks, I got 4 A/C and 12 taxol, I too only got about 1/4 of my eyebrows back, I took them off because it was like black wire.

    Hi Shetlandpony, is good to know that this hair will go away. Thank yo

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  • keepthefaith
    keepthefaith Member Posts: 2,156
    edited November 2016

    I used a product called "Fuzz Off" and got rid of it. I pretty much felt like I had a beard:)

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited November 2016

    That drove me crazy! I shaved it too.

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  • reflect
    reflect Member Posts: 576
    edited November 2016

    Lol my daughter was just commenting on my fuzzy face! I ignored it until I saw this post, and oh my, yes, it's rather a lot (but light). I'll probably wait and see, although those chin hairs come out on a regular basis! Wouldn't it be lovely if the face, leg and underarm hair never came back after chemo?

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited November 2016

    Oh, hell no! Mine came in fuzzy and it had to GO! I had it all waxed off.It still comes back, but not nearly as bad. My forearm hair, underarm, leg, and pubic hair is very sparse now. I shave underarms and legs about every 6 weeks .

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  • iz1999
    iz1999 Member Posts: 46
    edited November 2016

    hi reflect, it would be too much to ask if all the unwanted hair never came back😿 for me the unwanted hair was the firs

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