# Baldness cure, how much would u spend. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2013, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119 "2013-07-10T09:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/21 "2013-07-10T14:32:50Z")
One of the best part of chromedomerry is the ability, on a hot day, to stick your head under a stream of cold water and be instantly refreshed. Just remember to reapply sunscreen. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/22 "2013-07-10T14:37:41Z")
When Patrick Stewart was cast as Captain Picard, someone asked if the future shouldnā€™t be advanced enough to have a cure for baldness. The answer was that they were more advanced than that- they no longer cared. ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/23 "2013-07-10T14:46:08Z")
I started using Rogaine after letting my hair loss go for about 5 years. Itā€™s allowed me to keep what hair I have, which is plenty. So, my answer is about a hundred bucks a year for Rogaine. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/24 "2013-07-10T15:03:59Z")
Unless it was fairly cheap (like a couple hundred bucks, maybe a thousand at the most), I donā€™t really care. It would be kind of fun to see what Iā€™d look like with hair again, but Iā€™ve never felt baldness to affect the quality of my life or ability to attract a mate in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/25 "2013-07-10T15:05:30Z")
> [@Belowjob2.0](#): > > I started using Rogaine after letting my hair loss go for about 5 years. Itā€™s allowed me to keep what hair I have, which is plenty. > > So, my answer is about a hundred bucks a year for Rogaine. As I stated in the other thread, Iā€™ve been using Rogaine and Propecia since my surgical procedure over a year and a half ago, and donā€™t see any difference at all. After my upcoming final refill for my Propecia prescription, I donā€™t think I will have it renewed. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/26 "2013-07-10T15:19:39Z")
I have been forced into baldness (Basic Training, Police Academy) and I normally have hair. I look much better with hair. So I would pay 1,000 Doper Dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/27 "2013-07-10T15:52:57Z")
[Thereā€™s a book for everything.](http://www.amazon.com/Bald-Truth-Complete-Preventing-Treating/dp/0671047639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373457869&sr=1-1&keywords=bald) Donā€™t most hair transplants cost a few thousand dollars? Still, there are plenty of bald men. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/28 "2013-07-10T16:05:30Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > **Manda Jo** : > > Gray hair signals that you are in your late 60s - not really but ok. > Being in your late 60s means you are ā€œreally, really oldā€ - AAAGH. No it does not. When I was 20 maybe 60s seemed over the hill but since many many people live to be 80 or 90 and stay quite active and involved, you really need to rethink your notions of ā€œreally, really old.ā€ > > I have a lot of friends of all ages (women) who do not color their hair. I also know several men who are bald and not the least bit neurotic about it. Your views are not nearly as universal as you seem to assume. I know virtually no women who are in the workforce who let their gray show. And while plenty of people are active into their 80s and 90s, there is a big difference between 40s and 60s in terms of how people see you, whether or not that is fair. And I agree that many men are not neurotic about being bald. Thatā€™s because there are plenty of bald men of all ages. But if the vast, vast majority of young virile men had a full head of hair, I think that would change. > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I pretty much agree with your point, **Manda** , but there are guys who deliberately shave their heads (crap, the shaved head & goatee was to the 00ā€™s what the mullet was to the 90ā€™s), but, besides Tavi Gevinson, how many women dye their hair gray? Very few, but I bet if there was no strong association of gray = post retirement age, you would see more. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/29 "2013-07-10T16:08:54Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [Thereā€™s a book for everything.](http://www.amazon.com/Bald-Truth-Complete-Preventing-Treating/dp/0671047639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373457869&sr=1-1&keywords=bald) > > Donā€™t most hair transplants cost a few thousand dollars? Still, there are plenty of bald men. As advised above, my transplant procedures cost $20,000, so I think information indicating a few thousand should be suspect. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/30 "2013-07-10T16:16:22Z")
depends. I thought about trying rogaine but it only works on the crown. my frontal thinning hair is more what Iā€™d like to fix. but I donā€™t think Iā€™d spend more than a few thousand over the course of my life. proscar pills cut into quarters are less than ten bucks a month. But Iā€™ve never tried it. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/31 "2013-07-10T16:28:07Z")
$0. I am married almost 20 years. No need to impress anyone any longer. The way some people talk, they make it sound like there is something wrong with baldness. It has not prevented me from doing anything. Each to his own, I guess. And, what **Chief Pendant** said. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/32 "2013-07-10T16:44:21Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > $0. I am married almost 20 years. No need to impress anyone any longer. The way some people talk, they make it sound like there is something wrong with baldness. Nothing wrong with baldness, but the preceding statement is kind of unpleasant. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/33 "2013-07-10T16:54:23Z")
I donā€™t really like the implicit assumption many people seem to have that the only reason a guy would want to cure his baldness is to be attractive to other people. Iā€™d love to not be balding, and it has little to do with how _other_ people think I look. (Itā€™s a factor, yes, but by no means the most important to me.) ---
**Author:** ![destineal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@destineal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/destineal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/34 "2013-07-10T17:09:39Z")
$0, Iā€™m 45 and just starting to thin. My longtime girlfriend (whoā€™s in the hair biz) is way more invested in my hair than I am. I keep threatening to buzz but sheā€™s hanging on to my locks for dear life. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/35 "2013-07-10T17:23:22Z")
Ever look in the rear view mirror and see a guy shaving, while on his way to work? When I worked as a contractor for the Army it was normal to see guys shavingā€¦ their head. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/36 "2013-07-10T17:23:26Z")
Two women Iā€™m friends with let their hair go completely gray. Both are employed. Both are in their 40s. They were sick of coloring their hair, and one was afraid that the dyes were harming her. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/37 "2013-07-10T19:53:21Z")
Maybe $10. I donā€™t really care. ---
**Author:** ![Caneknife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Caneknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caneknife)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/38 "2013-07-10T20:47:51Z")
I believe Hair transplants are not the answer from what Iā€™ve read and seen, look at soccer star Wayne Rooney now, had hair transplant, look great at start, had photos of him watching Andy Murry win Wimbledon, looks like all transplanted hair is rapidly falling out and he has the money to get the best. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/39 "2013-07-10T20:51:50Z")
Going bald used to bother me, but Iā€™ve come to realize that being buff is **way** more important than having hair. At least for the type of woman Iā€™m attracted to. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119/40 "2013-07-10T21:23:35Z")
> [@Caneknife](#): > > I believe Hair transplants are not the answer from what Iā€™ve read and seen, look at soccer star Wayne Rooney now, had hair transplant, look great at start, had photos of him watching Andy Murry win Wimbledon, looks like all transplanted hair is rapidly falling out and he has the money to get the best. Just because he may have had the money to get the best, that doesnā€™t mean he did. It is now 2 years after my second procedure, and my hair is growing normally. Looking at me, you cannot tell I was ever bald, or that I had anything done. Of course everyoneā€™s results may not be similar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldness-cure-how-much-would-u-spend/663119.md?page=3)