Wayne Rooney had one, and it looks like Elon Musk had one, too. Prince Harry and Machine Gun Kelly are rumoured to have spent a lot of money on theirs. Matt Hancock denied having had one earlier this year, which means we can presumably look forward to the scandalous exposé detailing how much it cost and who paid for it in due course. While gossip columns remain rife with news of celebrity actors and international athletes who’ve taken the plunge, it’s fair to say that hair transplant operations are no longer exclusively the preserve of insecure millionaires.
Nonetheless, they are still widely perceived as a stealth move undertaken by men in the hope that no one will notice or require an explanation, rather than something to be openly documented and discussed with friends, family and colleagues. Like most subjects that men have historically been expected to stay quiet about, though, keeping anxieties around baldness under your hat is a fast-track to lower self-esteem and poor mental health.
