Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 295

Episode 295: Liston's Hair Loss [1]

Hair loss.

Strangely, when I think of hair loss, I remember going to military training camp and getting my hair cut.

I don't know about people who enlisted in the military when they were 20 or 21, but military medical officer candidates who boast a minimum age of 31 couldn't help but flinch when they heard the word hair loss.

I was rich then and now, but my friends weren't, so I sighed deeply every time…

“Why are you sighing?”

“No, it’s not.”

What if every time Liston takes off his hat he says, "Go bald"?

Dying is dying, and I think how you die is the key.

Anyway, I listened to him while looking at Liston's forehead, where the Korean Peninsula was engraved… no, where his forehead should have originally been.

Liston is someone who has to concentrate even when talking nonsense, but since what he's saying now is serious, he straightened his clothes and expression once again.

It wasn't an easy task.

“Anyway, listen. If you think there’s anything medically plausible, that would be great.”

Shouldn't we have first refrained from saying, "If there was a point, would we have drawn a map of our country on our head?"

In an age where there is almost no entertainment, you have to tease your opponents… … .

Since it was Liston, that couldn't even be done.

“It doesn’t quite match the order I tried… … but I’ll talk about it in chronological order.”

Anyway, the magnificent history of Listonval hair loss began.

“Do you know Egypt? There are pyramids.”

“Ah… … Yes. I really want to go there at least once.”

“You too? Let’s go together when you get some vacation time. Anyway, there’s a saying called the civilization of the gods.”

“Yes.”

Even in the 21st century, theories about alien civilizations are circulating when talking about the Egyptian pyramids, so what about the 19th century?

That huge pyramid would have been difficult to build even with the power of 19th century Britain.

Moreover, in this day and age when racism is so prevalent, would you want to believe that Egyptians thousands of years ago, let alone the Egyptians of today, would have done something like that?

This is nonsense.

As a result, the fantasy about ancient civilizations was becoming more evident.

“I heard there was a method of mixing the fat of hippopotamus, crocodile, tomcat, and ibex and applying it to the head. It is said that the Pharaohs actually used that method.”

“Have you… tried that?”

“Yes. It cost a lot of money.”

“Yeah, I see.”

It is no exaggeration to say that Nana Liston is practically a millionaire.

If you can be classified as rich in London, not anywhere else, wouldn't you be rich wherever you go?

It meant that it was okay to spend some money on useless things.

But I didn't know that it was used to buy hippopotamus and crocodile fat.

“It didn’t work… …so I used the Hippocratic method.”

“Ah, what a great doctor.”

"yes."

He is certainly a great person, but there are still many problems with blindly believing that he is great.

First of all, isn't he the father of the damned theory of corpse fluid and bloodshed?

I think I've broken through a lot… … .

surprisingly!

Most of the surgeries I do are also believed to be an extension of bloodletting.

If you open the head, bleeding occurs in the head, if you treat pericardial tamponade, bleeding occurs in the heart…

If you have sinusitis surgery, you will bleed from your nose!

“If you look at the writings he left behind, there is something about applying an ointment mixed with opium, horseradish, and beet root… … .”

“It didn’t work.”

“Yeah, unfortunately.”

I glanced at Liston's peninsula head without realizing it.

I thought it was going to be a disaster for a moment, but since my hair was falling out, my temper may have also gone down a bit, but surprisingly, it passed quietly.

Doesn't it appear in the Bible?

A person who loses strength after cutting his hair is called Samson.

Who knows if there are any Westerners who are too strong that have that trait?

“You also used Julius Caesar’s method. Hmm.”

“What method is it?”

“I cut off the donkey’s genitals, burned them, mixed them with my urine and applied them to the body.”

"yes?"

“It was no use… … .”

“That… … yes.”

The story was getting more and more interesting.

You might be wondering how it could get any worse than a donkey's penis… … .

Medicine has always been about surpassing imagination.

This time was no exception.

“I also looked into methods that had been passed down from the Ottoman Empire.”

“Huh? There… … .”

“I know. They are pagans.”

How desperate must the Ottoman Empire have been… … .

Well, I don't think it's really something to be said about it since we were on the same side as some countries during World War I.

But the words that followed were a bit like that… … .

“Among Muslims, hair loss is considered a curse from God.”

“Ah… … Really?”

“Yeah. So there were people who cut off their body parts.”

"ah."

After all, Islam… … .

Scary religion… … .

This may be a biased thought, but isn't it quite unusual to come up with a treatment that involves cutting off one's own body parts?

Of course, 19th century Britain is no exception.

Anyway, even while I was stunned by the shocking remark, Liston continued to talk.

In fact, it was a statement that seemed like it would make the speaker hesitate more than the listener, but it was said more bluntly than before.

“Now that I think about it, I just had a thought… … It seems like it actually works as a preventive measure. Actually, that’s what I wanted to ask you about the most. What do you think? Is this a reasonable method?”

I thought maybe that was what he really wanted to say.

Anyway, the worries began.

why?

That makes sense… … .

Of course not.

'What the hell… … .'

Isn't that one of the two methods the dermatologist mentioned at the time?

In fact, if you cut off the body parts, the hair loss will stop.

No, it doesn't stop there, it can go even further.

Because even if it's falling, it's coming out slower and less than that.

Then, once the loss stops, it is natural that it becomes more abundant than before.

“Does that make sense?”

Does that mean I can tell you to cut it?

Of all people, Liston's body parts?

What Sir Jamie did was absurd, but… … .

But that person still had children and lived a long life.

But Liston is still a young man with a bright future ahead of him.

I already looked a bit old, but now that I have no hair, I look like I'm in my fifties, but I'm not much different from my past life.

That person's body parts… …?

“Does that make sense? Looking at your face, it seems like it does.”

I thought about that for a moment, then Liston said something ominous, so I turned around and saw that his expression was very desperate.

This guy… … .

If it really makes sense to cut it, I think I'll cut it.

“Let me tell you what I think first.”

“That… … yes.”

It's not always a good idea to hear the 'thoughts' of a 19th century doctor.

but…….

Since I couldn't think of any other way, I had no choice.

No matter what this gentleman said, I had to buy some time.

“Now that I think about it, that guy from before. The one without body parts.”

“Ah… … that person.”

“Didn’t that guy have quite a lot of hair?”

"that……."

I guess so.

It can't be helped, right?

The cause of hair loss is male hormones, and that has been completely eliminated.

“And look at Sir Jamie. That gentleman… … I don’t know about anything else, but his hair has grown a lot.”

"that……."

This is also true.

I didn't pay any attention to it even on purpose, but… … .

I guess that's the only way it can be done.

“Isn’t that a coincidence?”

But I couldn't just say, 'Let's cut it!' so I said this, and Liston snickered.

It was an obvious mockery.

“I went to see every single person who was hurt by Harry. Some were dead and disappeared, but some survived.”

"ah."

As expected, people in the 19th century were stronger than expected.

He survived without even sterilizing his body parts and cutting them off with that dirty knife.

It was quite surprising that there were still survivors after nearly a year had passed.

Of course, Liston didn't seem particularly impressed by that fact.

“Those people… … They say their hair grew back thicker after that. Maybe that’s what killed that guy.”

“Who… Harry?”

“Yes. Isn’t it true that great advances are discovered by accident? Sure, your method may be safer and superior in treating prostate enlargement, but if it can prevent or even cure hair loss… … Harry shouldn’t have gone that way.”

"no……."

Are you the one who called Harry a butcher and said he should be the first to kill him?

Hair loss is this scary.

People change in an instant.

'No, no. You have to come to your senses.'

It's certainly fun to see this.

If you don't know the person at all and think of it as a play, you might laugh out loud.

But wasn't Liston my teacher, no matter what anyone said, and now he's my friend?

“Look at Sir Jamie. His hair may be like that, but his beard is also falling out… and his muscles are weak.”

“What do you know? It’s my hypothesis, but I think the beard might be growing towards the head.”

"no……."

I racked my brain so desperately that it worked.

‘No… … This person was with me before, wasn’t he?’

As my hair falls out, do I lose my memories as well?

I don't know what happened, but somehow, unlike Liston, I was able to recall memories I had forgotten.

“At that time! You said that person became a eunuch. Can you accept that?”

"huh?"

“Don’t you remember? That’s why Sir Jamie killed Harry.”

"ah."

I've never seen Liston look so stupid before.

I guess I was so distracted by my thoughts that I didn't think of that.

I wonder how on earth I could not think of something so important… … .

Since I have never experienced hair loss, I don't think I can speak freely about it.

Not only Liston, but I also confirmed that even my close friends from my past life became smaller in front of hair loss.

“I see… … . It’s like asking a woman out, but it shouldn’t turn out like that… … .”

Liston began to mutter as he looked at his lower body.

I don't know if he was talking to himself or to the guy, but I thought to myself that this is not the way to treat a person.

surely…….

The reality is that internal medicine treatment is impossible.

People in the 21st century try to avoid taking it, citing various rare side effects, but hasn't a miracle drug actually been discovered?

If that had been the case, Liston wouldn't have ended up like this already.

But there isn't.

Does that mean there is no way at all?

"older brother."

"huh?"

“Can I look at your hair?”

“What, is this your first time seeing a bald person like this? Are you trying to use me as a case?”

“No, no… … there might be a way.”

"huh?"

There is one.

Hair transplant.

It's cumbersome, expensive, and difficult, but… … .

Nonetheless, it is a possible option.

In some ways, it is also a hope for people with hair loss.

I saw the person I planted, and he was a completely different person from before.

'Is it a good thing that the future of surgery was uncertain? … .'

Is this a phone call?

I learned some hair transplant techniques because all my seniors who went to the specialist level failed, but I didn't know it would be this helpful.

Anyway, I turned away from Liston, who had a face like he was welcoming Jesus, and began to closely examine the back of his head.