Joe was desperate. He tried every thing that came along. He tried Rogaine. He tried scalp massages. He tried using special shampoos. He tried every type of thing you could find in the alternative cure books, and nothing really made a difference. He tried the worst and best treatments. To me, he didn't look that thinning. But I guess when he looked in the mirror he saw something different. Just like I can look in the mirror and find things that nobody else would notice. He finally went with hair follicle transplants. He did this while he was supposed to be on vacation. The story he invented when he got back was that his scalp had gotten sunburned in Cancun. He wore a dew rag to cover up the small incisions that were made to implant the individual hair follicles. He wore this for several weeks. Finally, he came back with it off after the long holiday weekend. It didn't look that much different. Because I was in on the secret he asked me how it looked. I told him. Actually, I stretched the truth a bit and told him his hair looked much fuller than before. He believed me and was happy. His hair did look a little fuller.