NBA Player Deron Williams’ Hair Loss

Dr. Rassman, first off I love this blog and it is really informative. I just had a question about the NBA player Deron Williams. In 2008 his hair looked really thin and now if you search on in 2011 or with Nets his hair seems to have drastically improved. What do you think he did?

I used Google Image Search to find some photos that highlighted the difference in Deron Williams’ hair over the past few years. Here they are:

Usually photos will show what the photographer wants to show. There could have been Propecia used over the years to see regrowth, or it could just be hair styling, a camouflaging agent (Toppik / DermMatch), more flattering lighting in the 2011 photo I found, or even just letting his hair get a little more length. If I had to guess just based on a couple photos, it looks like it could be a combination of styling and something like Toppik… but I really have no way to know that for sure. I couldn’t find anywhere that Mr. Williams himself mentioned if he did anything with his hair.

Sources: 2008 photo, 2011 photo