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'''''Bald!''''' is a "[[fly-on-the-wall]]" documentary about [[baldness]], broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the United Kingdom in April 2003. The show followed a number of men as they tried to hold back the advancement of hair loss, and the methods that they tried to cope with the problem.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

==Methods shown in the show==

===Spray-on hair===

The first method shown in the programme was 'Spray-on Hair' which was used by a 28-year-old man called Russell.  The product is a coloured hair spray which is applied to existing hair follicles making them appear thicker, covering up thinning and bald patches. Effectively giving the impression of a full head of hair, it was not shown to work successfully on the programme.  By the end, Russell confirms he has now accepted his hair loss and gives advice and support to other men suffering from it.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

===Lotions and laser treatment===
The subsequent method featured was [[laser]] treatment, with a man named Ian who was having a year's course. Ian was also shown in the programme using a number of hair-restoring lotions, such as [[minoxidil]] (commonly known by the name [[Regaine]]).

===Hair graft===
Next, a man named Lee was shown undergoing his second round of [[surgery]], in which [[hair follicle|follicles]] from the back of his head were excised, and then grafted to the bald patch on top.

===Hair replacement===
The fourth segment of the programme showed a top hairdresser called James, who has a number of hair strands embedded into a small piece of skin-like material, that was integrated over his bald patch and in between his own hairs.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/body/mhe_bald.html ''Bald!''] at [[Channel 4#Channel4.com|Channel4.com]]

[[Category:Channel 4 documentaries]]
[[Category:British documentary television films]]
[[Category:2003 television specials]]
[[Category:Documentary films about human hair]]


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