USA Today reported in February 1998 that surgeons have perfected the procedure by taking a thin strip of hair from areas of dense hair and moving it into bald areas. The procedure is repeated about four times within a year and could cause scars. Another option for individuals who are bald is weaving. It connects real or synthetic hair to existing hair with a system of braids referred to as weaves. The hairpiece is attached for four to six weeks and is adjusted by a hairdresser.
Toupees are another option.
They are attached to existing hair with clips or to the scalp with some form of glue. It has serious limitations. Sperling who sells weaves, said that the good ones are almost impossible to notice but that the bad ones are always remembered. There is also ongoing research into baldness. In another article for USA Today in April 1999, Davis reported that researchers had linked a genetic mutation to hair loss and were trying to grow hair by injecting a healthy gene into follicles of hairless mice.