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Wow, how did Elon Musk pull that off?

by winter_blue 7y ago

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.
- melling 7y ago
  Let’s hope Larry spends his fortune on this research for himself and other billionaires. That’s more valuable than buying a bigger yacht. Of course, once the knowledge is gained and a problem is solved, someone somewhere will reproduce the same thing for a fraction of the cost. The real cost is the research.
  - smt88 7y ago
    I'm not sure why you assume that all observable results of technology can lead to reverse engineering that technology. Billionaires could easily solve baldness, aging, or any number of problems for themselves without releasing anything. In fact, Alphabet is already openly doing this with its ultra-secretive Calico company that is sucking in lots of researchers and locking their discoveries (if any) in a private vault.
    - belltaco 7y ago
      Because they stand to make money, lots of it, by selling cures for aging.
      - shard972 7y ago
        Them priorities
      - Ericson2314 7y ago
        Keeping it at least somewhat inaccessible could up profits though. Hard to say what the curve is like a priori.
        solveit 7y ago
        Nah, if you actually cure aging, you could sell it at any cost to anyone. How will they afford it? They'll give you a loan and five hundred years to repay it.
    - Lio 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.

melling 7y ago
Let’s hope Larry spends his fortune on this research for himself and other billionaires. That’s more valuable than buying a bigger yacht. Of course, once the knowledge is gained and a problem is solved, someone somewhere will reproduce the same thing for a fraction of the cost. The real cost is the research.
- smt88 7y ago
  I'm not sure why you assume that all observable results of technology can lead to reverse engineering that technology. Billionaires could easily solve baldness, aging, or any number of problems for themselves without releasing anything. In fact, Alphabet is already openly doing this with its ultra-secretive Calico company that is sucking in lots of researchers and locking their discoveries (if any) in a private vault.
  - belltaco 7y ago
    Because they stand to make money, lots of it, by selling cures for aging.
    - shard972 7y ago
      Them priorities
    - Ericson2314 7y ago
      Keeping it at least somewhat inaccessible could up profits though. Hard to say what the curve is like a priori.
      - solveit 7y ago
        Nah, if you actually cure aging, you could sell it at any cost to anyone. How will they afford it? They'll give you a loan and five hundred years to repay it.
  - Lio 7y ago