Once upon a time, men were afraid to reveal the relatively spherical shape of their heads, thinking they could disguise the fact that they did not actually have mushroom-shaped crania by growing a thick, disguising pad of hair atop their skulls. The 1970s and 1980s represented the pinnacle of hair absurdity, as evidenced by the 1976 movie “Car Wash” starring the late Richard Pryor and later spoofed by actor/comedian Will Ferrell in the 2008 movie “Semi-Pro.” In the late 1980s and through the 1990s, the on-court heroics of NBA superstar Michael Jordan popularized the pendulum swing to baldness.
Baldness remains popular, as it provides a clean and regular appearance; athletes, laborers and soldiers enjoy the cooling effect of losing the insulating effect of hair; and reportedly, many women find the look sexy. Yet, for many men, particularly those who are facing hair loss involuntarily, a thick head of hair remains the often-elusive goal. Hair loss is a distressing fact
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