Body Beauty Health
Elle Magazine, September 1, 2007

Dr. Copeland gives Elle some advice on cleverly hiding thinning hair.

There's a quick, waterproof way to camouflage thinning hair, and it's something that many women already have in their arsenal. "A number of my dark-haired patients use self-tanner on their scalps to minimize the contrast between the strands and their skin," says Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. Michelle Copeland, M.D. "Patchy areas are much less noticeable as a result."