While cancer treatments steadily advance and improve, doctors have yet to find a cure for self-consciousness and insecurity that comes when a patient loses his or her hair, or is disfigured after surgery such as a mastectomy.

Huntington Memorial Hospital is attempting to address these problems with its newly opened Appearance Center. The center aims to help calm the fears and feelings of negative self-image that often follow chemotherapy and cancer surgery.
With its assortment of hats and turbans of different shapes and sizes, the center also carries lesser-known items, including some for male patients.Other items include special body hygiene products. Licensed cosmetologists also offer their services at the center, including wig fittings and makeup tips, hairstyling and skin care consultations. The products and services are only offered to patients of the hospital.