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Silvio Berlusconi, Celebrity Hair Transplant

Silvio Berlusconi: Hair Transplant or Something Else?

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Update: June 12, 2023

RIP Silvio Berlusconi

Mr. Silvio Berlusconi passed away today at the age of 86 in Milan, Italy. The billionaire media mogul and former Italian prme minister had various old age related health issues, including leukaemia and a lung infection. Irrespective of what you make of his politics, it was great to see an old man still care about his hair so much. 92-year old William Shatner remains our geriatric hair loss hero.

March 4, 2018

Before there was Donald Trump, there was Silvio Berlusconi. Mr. Trump’s first time ascendancy to the US presidency in 2016 came at what most pundits at the time considered the old age of 70. However, Mr. Berlusconi is looking at a potential fifth time entry into the upper echelons of Italian politics in 2018. At the ripe old age of 81. Elections are going on today.

Both these two very vain men are controversial billionaires with highly sordid pasts. Moreover, both leaders have over the years undergone major cosmetic procedures to enhance their scalp hair and overall appearance. Both also seem to be huge fans of the tanned (sometimes orange colored) appearance. Berlusconi digged Barack Obama’s tanned look.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Berlusconi have over the years been obsessed about their own appearances as well as that of numerous other acquaintances. Berlusconi has in the past had hair transplants, used hair dye, used hair concealers and reportedly also tried out a hairpiece. Trump takes finasteride for his hair loss.

A Younger Silvio Berlusconi is Back

In today’s Italian general elections, a resurgent Silvio Berlusconi is expected to lead his party Forza Italia to garner the largest vote share, albeit not a majority. While Mr. Berlusconi has been banned from holding public office till next year due to a past fraud conviction, it is very possible that he will pick the next prime minister of Italy.

Moreover, he will become eligible to run for Italian prime minister next year at the age of 82. Considering that Italy has had 65 changes in governance over the past 70 years, it is not out of the question that Mr. Berlusconi will ascend yet one more time next year or thereafter.

Silvio Berlusconi's Hairline in 2018
Silvio Berlusconi’s artificial looking hairline in 2018.

During the latest election campaign, Mr. Berlusconi has made a number of appearances with a way too perfect looking hairline and wrinkle free wax-like face. This has as usual caused wild speculation in the Italian media.

Berlusconi Hair Transplant

Mr. Berlusconi has been confirmed to have had hair transplants and other cosmetic procedures many times in the past. He even told members of his own party to get hair transplants in order to be elected. In his latest public appearances in 2018, he joked that he can refer people to his excellent hair transplant surgeon.

Concealer

Bald Silvio Berlusconi
A balding Silvio Berlusconi before getting hair transplants.

Many people also think that Mr. Berlusconi is thickening his hair using hair loss concealers or by other means.

I would concur, since it is very rare for so-called “permanent” donor hair that is used in hair transplantation procedures to not thin at least moderately in men over the age of 80. My mother’s side grandfather had absolutely no donor hair left even in his 70s.

Moreover, Mr. Berlusconi’s latest photos and perfect frontal hair line arc seem to suggest more than just a hair transplant, although I am no expert in this matter. Whatever he has had done to himself, he clearly has much more hair (or hair-like camouflage) today in comparison to several decades ago.

Elon Musk Hair Transplant, Celebrity Hair Transplant, Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Hair Transplant Update in 2021

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Update: December 2021

A New Haircut for Elon Musk

Elon Musk (the world’s richest man, with a current net worth of $300 billion) and his hair surprise us yet again. This week, he made a much talked about appearance with a new haircut. It looks like Mr. Musk’s hair transplant has held up pretty well for all these years. Or perhaps he had more than one hair restoration procedure as is common?

Elon Musk Haircut
Elon Musk’s New Haircut in December 2021.

The rear view in the above photo does not seem to indicate any major strip scar from a FUT hair transplant. Perhaps he got an FUE? Edit: A reader “Alex” pointed out two photos of Elon Musk showing what looks like a strip scar. In fact, one of the photos is from the new ones above, but closer up magnification.

It is also a possibility that Elon has a high-quality hairpiece. However, most doctors and surgeons seem to think that he definitely got a hair transplant procedure.

2017 Update: Almost two years after I wrote this post, Elon seemed to credit the “crown chakra” as helping him regrow his hair. Recent photos of him in 2018 suggest that Mr. Musk’s fuller hairline is still going strong. If you have enough money, you can reverse androgenetic alopecia (at least for a decade or two).

Dec 22, 2015

Elon Musk Hair Transplant Before and After
Elon Musk’s Hair Transplant Before and After.

Elon Musk had a phenomenal 2015 and has been in the news virtually every week this year. His motor vehicle (Tesla) and solar power (SolarCity) companies continue to grow despite some turbulence. This week marked a new zenith to Mr. Musk’s fame after the successful SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching and booster landing.

Several weeks ago, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel (a fellow Paypal co-founders) and a number of other IT sector luminaries created a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research organization called OpenAI. It aims to develop AI while protecting mankind from rogue unfriendly AI led annihilation. While reading about that story, I came across a past photo from 2000 of Elon Musk’s hair (link to WSJ article with photo here).

Past Thinning Hair and Balding

Elon Musk Hair Loss
Elon Musk’s Hair Loss.

Recently, I was quite shocked to see Elon Musk’s past thinning and receding hairline. I always see Mr. Musk with a full head of hair in all his recent photos.

In 2000 he was just 29 years old, which means that he probably started balding in his mid-20s or perhaps even earlier. You can see close-up balding images of Mr. Musk in this video from 1999.

Elon Musk’s Hair Transplant

The below is what Elon Musk looks like nowadays per a Gawker magazine/CBS before and after hair transplant photo.

Elon Musk Hair Restoration Before and After
Elon Musk Hair Restoration Success.

I bet that he has had a hair transplant surgery procedure. Perhaps one day someone who interviews him will ask him which surgeon he went to for his hair transplant surgery?

Most likely, he went to a California based surgeon since he lives in the state for most of the year. The results are excellent and prove that as of 2015, hair restoration remains the best option we have to treat male pattern hair loss.

Joe Rogan

In 2018 and 2020, Elon Musk was interviewed twice by Joe Rogan. Those two interviews became the most watched videos ever on Mr. Rogan’s YouTube channel. Unfortunately, there was no discussion on how Elon regained his previously thinning hairline. I hope he divulges more information on this like other celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher.