Look Good ... Feel Better
This program helps women living with cancer improve their appearance and self-image by teaching hands-on beauty techniques to help them overcome side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Free.
Pre-registration is required by calling Lindsay Radle, ACS Navigator, at (920) 223-3334 (Monday - Tuesday) or (920) 831-8547 (Wednesday - Friday).
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Second Monday of every month 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Mercy Medical Center - Classroom 2
Fourth Thursday of every month 6 - 8 p.m.
(Exception: Group will meet the third Thursday in November 2007, Nov. 15, due to Thanksgiving)
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Group Program
Volunteer beauty professionals lead small groups, usually consisting of six to ten women, through practical, hands-on experience. Women learn about makeup techniques, skin care, nail care and options related to hair loss such as wigs, turbans and scarves. Each group program participant receives a free kit of cosmetics for use during and after the workshop.
One-on-One Salon Consultations
For patients who are unable to attend a group workshop, a free, one-time, individual salon consultation with a volunteer cosmetologist may be available in your area. These trained beauty experts help each patient address her specific skin, hair and related appearance needs.
Self-Help Materials
Self-help materials can be obtained free of charge by request through the Look Good... Feel Better toll-free number, 1-800-395-LOOK. The self-help materials include a 30-minute video entitled "Look Good... Feel Better Just for You," a step-by-step instructional booklet and an evaluation form. The video tape features cancer survivors and volunteers discussing appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment, as well as detailed skin care information, "how to" makeup tips, wig information and pointers on head coverings. The companion booklet also covers nail care. Materials are also offered in Spanish, and bilingual programs are available in some areas.
For more information, call our toll-free number at 1-800-395-LOOK. Also, visit the Look Good... Feel Better Web site link to the right.
Program Background
The Look Good... Feel Better program was founded and developed in 1989 by the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA) Foundation, a charitable organization supported by the cosmetic industry, in cooperation with your American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA), a national organization that represents hairstylists, wig experts, estheticians, makeup artists and other professionals in the cosmetic industry. All cosmetology volunteers attend a four-hour certification class in order to become a Look Good...Feel Better volunteer.
Look Good...Feel Better is product neutral. Volunteers and program participants do not promote any cosmetic product line or manufacturer. All cosmetics used in the group program have been donated.
For more information on support groups, call Affinity NurseDirect at 1-800-362-9900.
