The real reason that hair loss will never be cured is not that wig makers, transplant surgeons, and drug companies would lose money. The real reason is because the general population already thinks it is. Everyone who isn't losing their hair, including most men and women my age, thinks that Rogaine is this miracle drug which puts you right back at NW1 because they have no reason not to. They also have no reason not to believe that all the snake oil treatments, changes in diet, and even not wearing hats will fix your hairloss problem - and they have no problem telling you all about how you should do this and that as if they know better than you. They all think that if your balding, you're just not trying hard enough to fix this problem, and there's no reason anyone should go bald unless they just don't do anything. When I told one of my friends (who is NW1) that I use a pill to stop my hairloss he was surprised and actually said, "There's a pill for baldness? Why not just use Rogaine?" I've also had people tell me that I should just get a transplant. Problem solved. They are blissfully unaware of the fact that I would eventually run out of donor hair and be worse off than I am now.
