Would you let your man spend £7,000 to hide his bald patch?

Anyone who’s caught their man secretly checking out his reflection in the bathroom mirror will know that most of them are as vain as David Beckham or Simon Cowell.

They may be able to laugh off comments about their complexion, weight or their (lack of a) six-pack, but if there’s one thing liable to put in him in a huff, it’s pointing out that he may be thinning on top.

Male pattern baldness - known medically as androgenetic alopecia - affects nearly all men by the time they are 60. For some, such as Prince William and footballer Wayne Rooney, it can begin as young as 17 or 18.

But, for most men, baldness begins in the late 20s or early 30s. By the age of 40, a large percentage have said goodbye to the thick, lustrous locks of their youth.

For those happy to go through life looking like Phil Mitchell, William Hague - or for the lucky few - Bruce Willis, it’s no big deal.

But for many others, baldness can become an obsession, as actor James Nesbitt admitted last week.

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After years of battling his thinning pate, he finally had two follicular unit transplants, which replaced much of the lost hair. ‘They’ve changed my life,’ he says. ‘It’s horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn’t is lying.’


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