A hair-raising tale. (baldness)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: February 1, 1993 | Copyright information

Surgeons have developed a technique that involves transplanting hair follicles in an attempt to treat baldness. The micro-surgery technique uses only local anesthesia, causing minimal discomfort.

There are many remedies, potions, and promises for combating baldness, but little in the way of genuinely satisfying results. Even the "miracle" of hair transplantation offers only limited aesthetic appeal, with results often marked by scarring, a cobblestone texture to the scalp, and an artificial look.

Now, however, an innovative microsurgical technique offers men and women the promise ...

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