Androgenic alopecia is a characteristic found in 70% of Caucasian males by the age of 79* and Joe Biden, turning 82 in November 2024, is no exception to this. When an 82-year-old man still has hair on his head, a logical question arises: What is he hiding? Joe Biden’s hair transplant is no secret and the fact that he still has enough hair to comb deserves a case study.
Remember that the man in question has been in politics since 1973, that’s 50+ years in a single career. Luckily for him, he climbed up the ladder all the way to the very top and became the President of the United States of America. Every single person in the world knows who he is but most of us aren’t informed how he maintained the same amount of hair at 82 during the past fifty years.
Let’s run the WikiLeaks filter on Biden’s hair and see what comes up. Did Joe Biden join the ranks of public figures with a hair transplant, or is he perhaps, the inventor of it? Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Joe Biden’s Battle With Hair Loss
Basically, it dates back 50 years. He may not remember it himself because of having difficulties with memory and cognitive function (bless him) but we can help.
At the age of 29, Joe Biden made history as one of the youngest individuals ever elected to the United States Senate, marking a significant milestone in his political career. Two years later at age 31, his hair loss was already between Norwood stage 4 and a 5.
The dramatic and most visible change happened in just a few years between 1968 and 1972. More on this below as we take a look at the state of Joe Biden’s hair decade by decade.
Comparing Joe Biden’s Hair Before And After
- 24-year-old young Biden already has signs of a receding hairline as seen in this photo from his yearbook. (photo: 1965, University of Delaware class of 1965)
- 7 years later in 1972, Biden is at age 31. Drastic change! His hairline is nowhere to be seen but it will make a comeback later on. (photo: U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware addresses Drexel University alumni. Biden was the youngest U.S. senator at the time. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images)
- Aged 44 in 1985, what we see is very sparse and diffused hair on top but there’s still enough coverage to get him by. (photo: 1985, Biden (L) and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., attend a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 1985. UPI File Photo)
- Fast forward to 2007, Biden is 66 years old. His hair loss is advanced, but he still manages to get some coverage by keeping his remaining hair long and using it as a veil. (photo: Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, questions U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker during a hearing on the status of developments in Iraq on September 11, 2007. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI)
- Biden when 69 years old in 2010. What remains of his hair is taken very good care of. His hair looks classy and appropriate for his age. The styling is very strategic of course. (picture: Obama (L) and Biden laugh during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Reception in the East Room of the White House on March 17, 2010. Pool Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI)
Did Joe Biden Get A Hair Transplant?
With an unchanged amount of hair coverage for the past 50 years, it isn’t surprising that Joe Biden’s hair is nicknamed Biden’s Helmet. It is suggested that Joe Biden may have had several plastic surgeries over time that aren’t limited to hair transplants. He probably had 2 or 3 hair transplants, a brow lift, one or more facelifts, a neck lift, dental work, and more done.
The secret powers that insist on an 82-year-old individual to remain as the President of the USA may as well have motivated him to freshen up a little. Just imagine how he would look if he aged naturally.
Which Hair Transplant Technique Was Used?
As we mentioned, Biden may have had several hair transplants with the first two being a very (like very) long time ago. The only hair transplant opportunity that semi-existed those days was something close to what is today called a FUT. FUT means that a strip of donor hair is cut off to cover up the balding areas on the scalp.
His last hair transplant is said to have happened in 1998, which also is a long time ago. Not much was available in those years in terms of hair reconstruction technologies. However, there must be a reason why he prefers to keep the hair on the back of his head, long. This is a known trick to cover up FUT scars. So all roads lead to the Follicular Unit Transplantation.
Graft Count: How Many Grafts Were Transplanted?
Joe Biden does not have a good source of healthy, strong donor hair which is the main problem. In his case, it is hard to talk about the details because he probably had his first hair transplant even before FUT existed.
Rather than entering a cloud of ancient hair transplant techniques, let’s argue about how many grafts it would have been in today’s terms. Again, it’s not much. Because Biden does not have an abundance of donor hair, the surgeon must have acted very strategically. However, just notice how his hairline made a comeback. All in all, over many decades surgeons may have moved around 2500 to 3000 grafts on Biden’s scalp.
How Much Did Joe Biden’s Hair Transplant Cost?
In today’s terms, a 3000 graft top quality hair transplant using the FUE technique in Washington DC costs 25,000 and up. The same (if not better) procedure at a reputable hair clinic in Istanbul, Turkey, however, will cost about $2500, so ten times less. A few highly regarded hair clinics that are internationally known provide luxury accommodation and private local transfers included in this price.
Don’t Settle For Less Than Joe Biden’s Hair Transplant. Let Us Help You Get Your Dream Hair!
No one should settle for less than an 82-year-old’s hair of course but that’s not quite the point. If FUE existed when Biden was in his 30s and 40s, he would probably have double the amount of hair on him now.
He did not have that opportunity but you do. Today, the latest medical technologies are available to all who suffer from hair loss, with an average of 98% success rate if you choose the right hair transplant clinic.
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REFERENCE:
* Oxford Academic. The Journals of Gerontology. Hair Loss Among Elderly Men: Etiology and Impact on Perceived Age, https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/60/8/1077/545174
