Just what the title says.

Friday, June 11, 2004

In a twist on the old idea of selling one's hair for money, people are now selling their entire scalps for experimental transplants. Rich bald men (and to a lesser extent women) are paying top dollar for scalps full of hair that can be transplanted on to their own heads. The fact that not one operation has been successful yet has not stopped the wealthy bald from spending over $20 million on these procedures last year alone.