Original title: Musk is bald and stronger! Miraculously, his hair is back now! Source: forward-looking Economist
Today is November 20th, tomorrow, electric car godfather Elon Musk will release Tesla, Inc. 's electric pickup truck "Cybertruck", think there is still a little expectation, although can not afford to buy, it is also good to enjoy the eyes.
Although Musk is now a household name, Musk's road to starting a business has not been smooth along the way. Since 1995, Musk has founded Zip2, X.com, PayPal Holdings Inc, SapceX, Tesla, Inc., Solar City, The Boring Company and other companies. This man was once the darling of capital and a stray dog hovering on the brink of bankruptcy.
But Musk is a legend no matter how legendary he is, he is always alone, and his extraordinary achievement means being under extraordinary pressure. Like many people, Musk began to suffer from hair loss in his prime and looked decades older.
Picture: YouTube video screenshot
How's it going? When you see this picture, do you think it is very different from the Musk you usually see? Musk M in the photo has a very serious forehead and pitifully little hair on his forehead, and there is already a very obvious trend of baldness. It is not difficult to see that even if you are the founder of Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX, you will still be bald.
But compared with later hair volume, Musk obviously tampered with his hair.
Photo: Musk Weibo Corp
So far, however, Musk has not commented on the change in his hair. This can't help but make onlookers ponder.
What method did the tech giant use to save the hairline?
At present, the treatment of hair loss mainly depends on hair transplant technology and drug technology. It is understood that Musk is most likely to use hair transplant technology. At present, the hair transplant technology is very mature. Doctors will extract hair follicles from both sides and back of the scalp and plant them into the forehead region, depending on the degree of hair loss of the patient. Some patients' hair transplant surgery only takes a few minutes, and most patients can recover after six to eight days of surgery.
In terms of drug technology, minoxidil and finasteride are the most commonly used drugs to treat hair loss, but these two drugs can only slow down the symptoms of hair loss and are not very helpful to hair growth. And these drugs are accompanied by side effects of swelling, rash and even impotence. In addition, patients will not see the effect until they take the drugs for a period of time.
In this way, there is no doubt that Musk had a hair transplant.
Musk is "very likely" to have a hair transplant, according to Jeffrey Epstein, MD, a hair transplant expert in Miami and New York. "if you look at the picture of him when he was working in PayPal Holdings Inc in 2002, he was bald." Epstein further confirmed: "at that time, his hair loss had reached level 3 to level 4 (a total of seven), but now he shows no signs of hair loss (at least from the forehead)."
Epstein described Musk's early hairstyle as "severe forehead hair loss and hairline decline," or "Prince William's hairstyle," which refers to a rather sunken hairline with 1/3 of the forehead covered with very little hair.
The expert said the billionaire was indeed the best candidate for a hair transplant because he thought Musk had thick hair on the side and back of his scalp, which is usually used for hair transplants. He also mentioned that the most natural result could be obtained by transplanting hair from the sides and back of the head to the forehead.
Hair transplant can be divided into two types: hair follicle unit transplantation (FUT, Follicular Unit Transplantation) and hair follicle unit extraction (FUE, Follicular Unit Extraction). Which one does Musk do?
In hair follicle unit transplantation (FUT), the doctor will cut a small piece of scalp from the patient's occipital, then separate it into several small follicle units, transplant it to the hair loss area and apply the healing agent. Based on Musk's current effect, there is a 50% chance that he has used this method.
Hair follicle unit extraction (FUE) is much more friendly to hair follicles. This two-step procedure allows hair follicles to be arranged naturally, ensuring healthier hair and stronger hair follicles. The combination of hair and scalp is also said to be closer. The transplant also has a three-part procedure, in which doctors use punching and twisting, which seems to be much better than the insertion and sealing used in the FUT method, and can make new hair look more natural.
Looking back at Musk today, you will find that the middle of his hair is very thick, and the density of his forehead is medium, but his hair volume is considerable. After receiving a hair transplant for such a long time, Musk's hair volume and hair density have increased significantly, so it is more likely that Musk has adopted this method.
It is not difficult to see from Musk's story that even geniuses cannot escape baldness. Do you crave strength? If you desire, then prepare to go bald, only bald, will become stronger!