
From Turkey transplant trips to robots, balding men are getting their hair back using trendy restoration hacks — and they’re not ashamed to talk about it
NY Post
Steve Kinyon always dreamed of sporting long, luscious locks like Thor — Marvel’s hair-and-hammer-swinging god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth.
But rather than revering him as a fictional deity, Kinyon’s chums back in high school crowned him the “balding virgin,” owing to his early signs of male-pattern baldness.
Years after being forced to endure their heckling, the 34-year-old decided to do something about it. But instead of seeking revenge, he got on a plane and flew to Turkey — for a $5,000 hair transplant.
“I’m pretty confident,” Kinyon, a married dad of two, tells The Post. “But having longer, fuller hair adds an extra boost.”
The tress-seeking traveler is one in a growing army of guys opting for both invasive and noninvasive cosmetic hair restoration treatments — in the battle against chrome domes.
It’s a condition that affects 85% of men by age 50, according to the American Hair Loss Association. Two-thirds of US gents experience noticeable shedding by age 35 — while 25% of fellas say so long to their strands before age 21.