My little brother was diagnosed with cancer when he was a baby. After removing a malignant brain tumor the size of a lemon, and undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, his little toddler head soon had a healthy amount of hair again and some people would never have known how he spent his baby years in the hospital. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end, and his brain tumor again returned 10 years later. After two more brain surgeries and more radiation, it appears he’s out of the woods again, but it has been several years and his hair still hasn’t grown back, and it looks like his hair loss (at age 16!) is going to be permanent.
Evan really is a good sport about things, and he truly is a miracle to us. For several years, he wore a baseball hat everywhere he went (except for church) and even got permission to wear his hat at school. He has just recently built up the courage and self-esteem to go without his hat at all times, but we’ve still been looking into ways we can help him be and look like a normal teenager! I was so so so excited to try out this new product on him called Fibond, in hopes that it could be a short-term helpful solution!
I don’t think any of us were expecting an instant head of flowy hair, or that new strands would pop up like weeds, but I do think my entire family was surprised and pleased with what Fibond can do! Its not a spray, a polish, a hair dye, or a pill. Its more like a magical sprinkle. You pour on these fibers like you’re salting your head with a shaker. They are charged with static electricity which causes them to bond together and look, well, exactly like hair!
You can see from the above picture that Fibond works best on heads that still have some hairs to bond to. Evan is pretty bald in this patch on his head, but tell me what you think!
Ta-da! Clearly, we chose a shade just a little too light. This was the Brown, and next time we’ll go with Dark Brown. He was curious to feel it out soon after we sprinkled him, and his fingerprints smeared off the fibers in a few places, but we noticed as the evening went on, that it set up a little better and it looked fuller, so had he waited a few more minutes, I don’t think this would have been a problem. Fibond claims that it won’t come off in rain, wind, or perspiration, so I’m interested to see how it holds up in future scenarios like this. At the end of the night, everything brushed off easily with a towel.
No, this is not a permanent fix for Evan, but my family and I were excited about the possibilities! Doesn’t he look like a whole different boy? For special occasions, won’t it be great for Evan to have a full head of hair for things like Prom and graduation?
Pretty fabulous if you ask me. Of course, Fibond isn’t just for cancer survivors. It is used by men and women of all ages and hair color.
Check out their website for more details on how you can order your own for $29.95. The before and after pictures are really stunning!
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