What is scalp cooling?

Scalp cooling is a method used to reduce the amount of hair loss during chemotherapy treatment. 

Cancer chemotherapy affects rapidly dividing cells and at any given time, 90% of human hair follicles are in the actively dividing phase. Hair loss frequently occurs due to partial or total deterioration of the hair root bulb, causing constriction of the hair shaft, which then breaks off easily.

Scalp cooling works by cooling the scalp to such a degree that it reduces the blood supply to the hair cells and thereby slows down the activity in the cells.  The effect of this is the reduction in the amount of chemotherapy reaching the hair cells resulting in the reduction or prevention of otherwise inevitable total hair loss.

The Paxman Scalp Cooler is a scalp cooling system that is a very effective, user friendly, and cost effective way to reduce the need to supply wigs, and which has been accepted by doctors, nursing staff and patients alike.