old, might react. her oncology, dr. philomena mcandrew, said she could possibly save some of her hair by freezing her head. we want to allow the patient to have their dignity and quality of life throughout the treatment. yuccas: patients cover their head in a tight frozen cap before, during, and for 30 minutes after chemo, freezing the scalp in an attempt to stop the chemofrom traveling to the hair follicle and potentially causing baldness. it s a bit of a shock when you first put it on. yuccas: but saving your hair takes effort. the cap must be changed every 20 minutes with a sometimes-painful brain freeze at the beginning and it s costly. $500 for the cap rental and $1,000 on top of that for having somebody to do the cap for you. yuccas: many insurance policies have begun to help pay for the ice caps. would you feel comfortable removing yeah, yeah. yuccas: well, you