FRONTLINES A New Location For Wigs To Wellness & The Mastectomy Boutique
Now located at 4454 Howard Avenue in Windsor, Jackie Apostol-Pizzuti, Owner of Wigs to Wellness & The Mastectomy Boutique, offers products and services to help women deal with cancer treatment with comfort and dignity, in a private, cozy and professional setting. Photo by Rod Denis.
When her sister Annette had trouble finding a suitable wig following a bout with lung cancer more than 20 years ago, Jackie Apostol-Pizzuti decided a change of career was in her future. Trained as a hairstylist and working in Michigan for 25 years, Apostol-Pizzuti decided she would eventually open her own wig salon and dedicate her life to making sure no other women suffered the way her sister did when it came to finding wigs and other products to help in cancer recovery. After meeting her future husband Joe, a Canadian, Apostol-Pizzuti moved to Windsor and launched Wigs to Wellness & The Mastectomy Boutique 12 years ago. “When I saw my sister leave a wig salon in tears, I knew I wanted to help women with their journey and if I couldn’t fulfil that dream as a hairstylist, I would find another way to do it,” explains Apostol-Pizzuti. “I know now that I will keep doing this until I can’t.” After working out of her home on Maisonneuve Avenue in Windsor for more than a decade, Apostol-Pizzuti has now established a new location with a separate work space adjacent to her home at 4454 Howard Avenue and meets with clients by appointment only. “We have renovated our garage into a separate and private reception area and wig room so that clients can feel comfortable
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when they are getting fitted,” says Apostol-Pizzuti. Apostol-Pizzuti, who is a licensed hair and wig specialist, as well as a certified mastectomy fitter, sells wigs, post-surgery healing kits, breast forms, bras, compression sleeves, mastectomy comfort pillows, seat belt cushions and different styles of headwear. Her wigs can also be helpful to women suffering from alopecia or other hair loss issues. “Women who have recovered from COVID-19 can suffer hair loss and many don’t make the connection with COVID,” Apostol-Pizzuti indicates. “Our wigs can help anyone with hair loss issues regardless of the reason for the loss.” Apostol-Pizzuti also wrote a book in 2018 entitled Healing Pretty, which is a head-to-toe guide to help women feel comfortable, confident and empowered through chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and recovery. In addition, she is a volunteer with the international Look Good Feel Better program, which teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. For further details about this past Biz X Award winner for The Best Little Retail Shop Of 2017, you can visit the two websites: WigsToWellness.com and: HealingPrettyBook.com.
