does the baldness of so many aliens not bode well for our chances of curing hair loss?

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[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Hair loss is a solved issue. Almost everyone who goes bald can reverse it with daily standardized scalp massages. But nobody is spending 20 minutes every day all day rubbing his head.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

well, not the correct head to cure baldness

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think you can reverse it, just slow it down. Once the follicle is dead it is too late.

You can also use hot water to get the same result, which is to stimulate blood flow to the follicles. Hot enough the turn your scalp pink but not so hot that you scald yourself.

But hair ages and degrades like every other organ. It would be great to have lab grown hair that can be implanted. You could potentially have better hair than you were born with.