For the completely bald scalp there is no chance of getting a hair transplant and thus, the future is bleak. But cloning, gene therapy, stem cell transplants have all been touted as a possible cure for hair loss. All these are illusive cures with a lot of bravado from scientists who also lack hair.
For the bald men of today, newer hair therapies are still light years away and the cost would be prohibitive for most, except for the rich.
Some researchers’ claim that perhaps hair can be transplanted from one individual to another. If there are no live donors, use dead donors. Why waste all the dead people and their scalp- use them to transplant the hair- we use their kidneys, heart and lungs and so why not hair- Yep why not?
For those who cannot bear to be bald, the cheapest and best alternative are wigs and hairpieces .These wigs are available all over the place and can cover the baldness. Naturally looking hairpieces are available and can be quite costly. One then leads a hidden closet life and becomes an indoor introvert.
These real-life like hair pieces are now available for $500-$1,000 and have to be replaced every 3-6 months. One cannot do all those fun things like exercise or swim with them- instead most of the wig wearers turn to the internet still surfing for a cure for baldness-the agony never ends.
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