Does wetting hair during scalp cooling decrease scalp skin temperature?

Máxima Medical Centre & Comprehensive Cancer Centre South 2013

Type:

Poster

Authors:

Issam Muhanna¹, Wouter M Dercksen¹, Jeanne P Dieleman¹, Corina J G van den Hurk³, Wim P M Breed³

Author Affiliations:

¹Máxima Medical Centre, Eindhoven/Veldhoven
²University of Maastricht
³Comprehensive Cancer Centre South (IKZ), The Netherlands

Abstract

Purpose

Hair is frequently wetted before scalp cooling. Hypothesis:
• Wetting reduces scalp skin temperature
• Lower scalp skin temperature improves hair preservation by scalp cooling
If and to what extent temperature is lowered by wetting is unknown.
Study questions:
• Does wetting reduce scalp skin temperature?
• How is wetting during scalp cooling tolerated?

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