Hair Loss Help

 This past weekend, the world's leading hair transplant surgeons gathered in Orlando, Fla., to discuss a cure for baldness and to showcase their transplant techniques. On Tuesday, Early Show Health Correspondent Dr. Emily Senay reports on the latest findings.

Among options discussed, the leading techniques are:

• Gene therapy -- The doctors agree the best hope for a cure will come through gene therapy, perhaps in the next decade. If that's little consolation for those thinning now, the good news is there is progress.

  
  

• Hair Transplants -- Patients who choose this route can receive an increasingly "natural" appearance by taking advantage of cutting edge technology. However, be advised this is pricey (between $2-$6 thousand).

  
  Two such treatments are:

  
  

  • Follicular regeneration: Literally splitting hairs and transplanting the bisected hair to achieve a lighter, more natural looking hair line.

    
    

  • The Mangubut cutter: A cutting board that helps surgeons mass produce the hair grafts, making surgery much more efficient.