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Hasn't this already happened? Elon: https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/elon.jpg?quality=90&strip=all https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2018/07

Hasn't this already happened? Elon: https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/elon.jpg?quality=90&strip=all https://nyppagesix.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/elon.jpg?qual... Lebron: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1_YfIB-9iM8/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1_YfIB-9iM8/maxresdefault.jpg

siphon22 7y ago
I wonder if Elon's facial hair is also a transplant.
- saghm 7y ago
  From the picture, it looks like he did have at least some facial hair before. Facial hair often stays around longer than hair at the top of the head as well; my dad has been bald since long before I was born, but he still has a full natural beard.
- hizanberg 7y ago
  It's very unlikely he would waste his limited donor area on facial hair, especially when he rarely grows a beard. MPB generally only affects the top of your head, not other areas. It's just as common for men who's hairy everwhere else to have MPB.
  - xeromal 7y ago
    I hope that's the case for me. I feel like I'm going bald but I have a tiny amount of hair on my arms, chest, or legs.
idlewords 7y ago
That is still limited hair
- deleted 7y ago
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winter_blue 7y ago
Wow, how did Elon Musk pull that off?
- nkozyra 7y ago
  Seems like a pretty straightforward hair transplant, no?
  - hizanberg 7y ago
    It was, you can see his scar when he has a close shave on the sides of his head [1]. [1] https://static.ffx.io/images/eed406d72af2384b0d58edd9903e55cb36a1768c https://static.ffx.io/images/eed406d72af2384b0d58edd9903e55c...
    - StavrosK 7y ago
      That looks odd, the scar doesn't go that far. Plus, you can have implants without a scar now.
      - hizanberg 7y ago
        The scar is at the bottom (just above the ear) and would go either half way or all the way around and end at the same point on the other side. Yes Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is possible, it has less yield than strip harvesting but if you don't need to maximize donor area it's a good option to avoid a scar (you'll still have micro scars from extraction area but it's much less visible). But in Elon's case, it's clear he underwent strip harvesting for at least 1 implant.
- booleandilemma 7y ago
  Wow, how did Elon Musk pull that off? Rather, how did he put that on?
- bitwize 7y ago
  The Foundation to Extend the Lifespan of Larry Ellison has produced some research that has had nice side effects for other billionaires.
DoingIsLearning 7y ago
Those are most likely implants which means they take healthy follicules from the back of head and reimplant them in the front. The idea with the treatment discussed here is to create hair follicules from stem cells. So as pointed in the article, people who have female pattern baldness or more advanced stages of baldness (who are not candidates for 'collecting' healthy follicules from the back of the head) could still undergo a hair transplant.

siphon22 7y ago

I wonder if Elon's facial hair is also a transplant.

saghm 7y ago
From the picture, it looks like he did have at least some facial hair before. Facial hair often stays around longer than hair at the top of the head as well; my dad has been bald since long before I was born, but he still has a full natural beard.
hizanberg 7y ago
It's very unlikely he would waste his limited donor area on facial hair, especially when he rarely grows a beard. MPB generally only affects the top of your head, not other areas. It's just as common for men who's hairy everwhere else to have MPB.
- xeromal 7y ago
  I hope that's the case for me. I feel like I'm going bald but I have a tiny amount of hair on my arms, chest, or legs.

idlewords 7y ago

That is still limited hair

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winter_blue 7y ago

Wow, how did Elon Musk pull that off?

nkozyra 7y ago
Seems like a pretty straightforward hair transplant, no?
- hizanberg 7y ago
  It was, you can see his scar when he has a close shave on the sides of his head [1]. [1] https://static.ffx.io/images/eed406d72af2384b0d58edd9903e55cb36a1768c https://static.ffx.io/images/eed406d72af2384b0d58edd9903e55c...
  - StavrosK 7y ago
    That looks odd, the scar doesn't go that far. Plus, you can have implants without a scar now.
    - hizanberg 7y ago
      The scar is at the bottom (just above the ear) and would go either half way or all the way around and end at the same point on the other side. Yes Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is possible, it has less yield than strip harvesting but if you don't need to maximize donor area it's a good option to avoid a scar (you'll still have micro scars from extraction area but it's much less visible). But in Elon's case, it's clear he underwent strip harvesting for at least 1 implant.
booleandilemma 7y ago
Wow, how did Elon Musk pull that off? Rather, how did he put that on?
bitwize 7y ago
The Foundation to Extend the Lifespan of Larry Ellison has produced some research that has had nice side effects for other billionaires.

DoingIsLearning 7y ago

Those are most likely implants which means they take healthy follicules from the back of head and reimplant them in the front. The idea with the treatment discussed here is to create hair follicules from stem cells. So as pointed in the article, people who have female pattern baldness or more advanced stages of baldness (who are not candidates for 'collecting' healthy follicules from the back of the head) could still undergo a hair transplant.