For science took a half-bald guy and restored some of his shagginess.
By Charles Hirshberg Posted 06.14.2002 at 12:59 pm 0 Comments

Photographs by John B. Carnett Photographs by John B. Carnett

Six months ago, Dr. Jeffrey Epstein performed upon me a "follicular unit transplant"-that is, he extracted a clump of 1,923 hair follicles from the back of my head and grafted them, one by one, to the front (we left a bald spot on top). He also used a high-tech anesthetic wand to forestall pain and swelling (Firsthand, Nov. '01). The successful result you can see for yourself. The bad news: At $8,000, it ain't cheap. For details, see www.foundhair.com.

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