The torments of balding
Posted on November 7th, 2011

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Dr.Tilak Fenando

If hair loss appears to be one of natureƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s blunders to some ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”caringƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ gentlemen who would devote their lives to create an illusion vital to their self-esteem, then could it be viewed as nature perpetrating an expensive boo-boo?

Millions of men the world over go bald and none of them do like it a bit. It is quite natural, therefore, that balding men tend to worry unduly the moment they look at the mirror and find out that they are thinning out on top!ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Their immediate reflex action would be to try secretly to resolve the problem inƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  utter desperation and try secret remedies ranging from various ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ oil shampoos to ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ application of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”Walas thel (Bear oil), salads cream, albumen of eggsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and even trying ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”cow-licksƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢!ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Today men of immense charm not only fall victim to trichological torture and financial hardship when they throw their gold credit cards to have their scalps pummeled. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Some men endeavor to compensate baldness by growing thick ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ patches of hair at the sides, round the ears and back, or combing the love-lock back to front, and sides to the top, to camouflage the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”boiled eggƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ appearance seldom realising how ludicrous they look.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Falling PreyƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Some affluent gentlemen tend to wear expensive made-to-measure ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”hair-piecesƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ that can be pasted on the pate to complement their natural hair ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ to look ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ their neatly combed hairƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  so real and tidy all the timeƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ little realising ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ for how long could they be seen young looking with a ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”Brylcream boyƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ appearance, without a single gray hair, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ when the ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ middle-age spread appears prominent, facial muscles get wrinkled with ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”crow-feetƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…” bagsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ under the ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ eyes ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ become prominent.

Modern day trichological techniques may sound like torture during the medieval era, but the very latest methods ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ cost an arm and a leg.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  One has to only Google with the word ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…” baldnessƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and the informationƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  one can gather is colossal. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Many believe that the best option for a man is to come to terms with it when he is balding. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ItƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s cheaper and involves less work than tearing up pieces of the scalp like layers of turf. Balding indeed is a natural process and millions of men go bald every day.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Hair Styles

Balding types do go for hair styles too.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  For the really worried type a clean shave is a better option. It has in fact turned out to be a vogue at present apart from the fact that ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ a clean shave ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ frees one from the tyranny of ever having to look for various methods and remedies to conceal a bald patch. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ One bit of warning though is not to fall under the delusion that having a ponytail at the back will compensate for baldness on top!

For those balding guys, who are impregnated with a liberal dose of egoism and self-esteem, there is a most expensive method of restoring their locks. In the West it is known as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”WaftingƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ at an astronomical cost, duringƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  which process either the artificial or real hairs are attached to the natural strands thatƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  remain at the back and sides of the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”patientƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and the whole bundle is then pulled over a screen and plastered onto the pate. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ What an agony !

The original hair transplant method was first developed in the 1950s for Korean War victims. Today numerous clinics are offering various treatments with different charging bands based on ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”per-inchƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ of transplant and written guarantees on the growth of displaced follicles.

New Industry

It is fair to say that hair has in fact revolutionised the modern society and given ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ birth to a new industry altogether. Today there are numerous formulations ranging from Western to Oriental and Ayurvedic in the market catering for the needs of baldheaded men, but not all of them necessarily are the ultimate solution.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Local Herbal Remedy -ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Kesamoolatharaliya

Today the tag ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…” herbalƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ has become a household name with television commercials screamingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  nonstop to advertise various products in the local marketƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  from tooth paste, shampoos, soapƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  evenƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  combat acidity and heart burn conditions.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  In the deep ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ unfathomed ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ocean of aggressive advertising ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ there lies in this sea bed ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ a product which can only be described as a ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ gem of purest ray serene among ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ herbal products to comfort millions ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  baldheaded suffers.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ A secret formula made out of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Kapu Kinissa seed, Nil Avariya, Sooriya Kantha, Pokuru Wada Mal, Aruuda leaves, Manel rootsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  has been developed by a Sri Lankan by the name of Jayatillake whose name should go in bold letters in the Guinness book of Records.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  He has developed this concoction after fifteen years of research with the aid of OLA leaf ( puskola)ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  inscriptions which he dug out from his grandfatherƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s archives. This herbal product which is not advertised aggressively in the market gets distributed among those who come to know the product by word of mouth from those who have used and their unbelievable results for growing hair. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Jayatilaka told me it is a Pinak (blessing) as he himself aware of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ the misery of being bald once. This product not only helps to stop thinning out hair within one month but guarantees to generate resultsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  after five months ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ is supposed to prevent dandruff, stops greying and eradicates catarrh and phlegm.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  The inventor, himself is a living example to prove theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  efficacy of his own product, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ being a person who was once completely bald and ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ is now proud of having a full mop of hair.

There are many remedies at present catering for the needs of baldness in the market ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ with money back guarantees but this local remedy, which was highlighted in the Dinamina ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ last year costs pea nuts when compared with imported expensive methods and preparations that are advertised in the internet and the press worldwide.

This discovery which can be labeled as a ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”godsendƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ to baldheaded menƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  needs to be incorporated in Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s list of buddingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…” entrepreneursƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and recognized through the annual prize giving ceremony organized by theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  chamber of commerce. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

tilakfernando@yahoo.co.uk

 

3 Responses to “The torments of balding”

  1. gishan Says:

    This is a great successful useful invention in medicine surely

  2. Fran Diaz Says:

    Mr Jayatilleke has proved that use of ancient ‘recipes’ from Ola leaves is a must. Our ancestors survived quite successfully within Lanka for thousands of years, using only resources from within Lanka.
    Also, in the typically generous Sinhala manner, he puts out his ‘recipe’ to grow hair ! In other countries, this ‘recipe’ would have been patented with a bit of alteration to make it a genuine patent.
    We also advice that the plants concerned in the ‘recipe’ be grown in commercial quantities immediately, or else Lanka will be depleted of some of these plants in our quest to remove Baldness.
    We wish good luck to Mr Jayatilleke on his venture to grow beautiful heads of hair for the despairing men & women !
    Some people think that Bald is Beautiful. Let them continue to think so !

  3. Fran Diaz Says:

    Mr Jayatilleke has proved that use of ancient ‘recipes’ from Ola leaves is a must. Our ancestors survived quite successfully within Lanka for thousands of years, using only resources from within Lanka.

    Also, in the typically generous Sinhala manner, he puts out his ‘recipe’ to grow hair ! In other countries, this ‘recipe’ would have been patented with a bit of alteration to make it a genuine patent.
    We also advice that the plants concerned in the ‘recipe’ be grown in commercial quantities immediately, or else Lanka will be depleted of some of these plants in our quest to remove Baldness.
    We wish good luck to Mr Jayatilleke on his venture to grow beautiful heads of hair for the despairing men & women !

    Some people think that Bald is Beautiful. Let them continue to think so !

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