Bald, Bold, and Beautiful

Being bald isn’t all that bad, nor does it always have to be scientific. Bald can also mean bold, sexy, and beautiful. In Hollywood, baldness has become the new in, what with so many prominent and sought after actors in our time, wearing their hair this way, or wearing the lack of it. Here is a list of actors, who have worn, or played a role which required them to chop of their locks.

Kylie on Chemotherapy: Just Go Bald

Alopecia due to chemotherapy produces distress to cancer patients, with it, being the constant reminder of their ever present sickness. This type of hair loss is produced by by cytotoxic drugs through damaging the hair follicles which are actively growing types. They are attacked because the action the drugs are selective for rapidly proliferating cells that mirror the rate of the hair follicles. CIA usually begins to take place two to four weeks after initial treatment. Almost all cases of CIA are reversible and hair follicles again initiate their growth process after 6 months. The new hair after the loss may grow with changes to the color and texture. Irreversible alopecia might be caused by increased dose and extensive exposure to busulphan and cyclophosphomide combination used for bone marrow transplant as studies show.