Re:A "cure" for baldness could be around the corner
by nootropicat on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:14AM
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If this works out, being bald or balding is going to signal you're too poor to get the treatment. I would expect a similar level of social stigma as lacking a front tooth.
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Re:A "cure" for baldness could be around the corner
by elliekelly on Friday July 26, 2019 @09:31AM
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In many ways that stigma already exists for women. Women with thinning hair can get hair extensions if they have an extra $600 in their budget every few weeks.
The economics even apply to women dealing with hair loss related to medical conditions/treatments. Insurance companies have to cover one "cranial prosthesis" a year but they're only required to offer $300 of coverage. That wouldn't even pay for the typical Comic Con wig. A mid-quality human hair partial wig is around $3,000. A quality human hair full wig is around $10,000.
Women with more money (and better health insurance) are able to get the $10,000 wig while women with fewer resources are often forced to just make do.