Elton John’s Hair Mishaps
Today is “Be Bald and Be Free Day”. However, most of us refuse to shave it off and be free, so October 14th is no cause for celebration. Singer and entertainer extraordinaire Sir Elton John agrees and is also on our side.
Elton John’s Bad Hair Transplants
This past week, Elton John has been all over the news. He has been giving some very reveling interviews due to tomorrow’s release of his autobiography: “Me”. My favorite anecdote entails how when he thought his home was being burgled, Elton John’s first thought concerned his hair. He ran to his bedroom to put his wig back on. If he was going to be killed by the burglars, he wanted to be found dead with a full head of fake hair!
One of the most surprising things I discovered is that Elton John had two hair transplants in 1976 in France. However, he was highly dissatisfied with the results. His surgeon was a leading hair transplant expert named Pierre Putot.
With his head covered in “scabs and weird craters”, Elton John kept a hat on all the time when in public for a decade. Modern day hair transplants are usually much safer, but thing can still go wrong in the hands of a bad hair transplant surgeon. e.g., see my post on a hair transplant gone wrong.
Men with excess body hair tend to go bald more frequently, and Elton John is yet another example of this phenomenon. Above photo is from the 1970s, when hairy chests were highly fashionable.
Elton John’s Hairpiece
Elton John is one of the most famous people that is confirmed to be wearing a hairpiece. He initially tried a hair weave, but after being told that it looked like a dead squirrel, he got a better hairpiece. He has also worn a wig at times.
While some celebrities such as John Travolta have removed their hairpiece (or hair system or toupee or weave) once in a while, Elton John has never gone back.
In the past he has briefly discussed his hair loss issues. In the below video, Elton John mentions how his head is the incorrect shape for a bald shaved head look to be suitable:
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