Exclusive | From Turkey transplant trips to robots, balding men are getting their hair back using trendy restoration hacks and theyre not ashamed to talk about it

Steve Kinyon always dreamed of sporting long, luscious locks like Thor — Marvel’s hair-and-hammer-swinging god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth. But rather than revering him as a fictional deity, Kinyon’s chums back in high school crowned him the “balding virgin,” owing to his early signs of male-pattern baldness. Years after being forced to endure their heckling, the 34-year-old decided to do something about it. But instead of seeking revenge, he got on a plane and flew to Turkey — for a $5,000 hair transplant. “I’m pretty confident,” Kinyon, a married dad of two, tells The Post.“But having longer, fuller hair adds an extra boost.”The tress-seeking traveler is one in a growing army of guys opting for both invasive and noninvasive cosmetic hair restoration treatments — in the battle against chrome domes.It’s a condition that affects 85% of men by age 50, according to the American Hair Loss Association.

Two-thirds of US gents experience noticeable shedding by age 35 — while 25% of fellas say so long to their strands before age 21.Now, they’re going the distance to reclaim waning manes — employing everything from do-it-yourself techniques, such as derma-stamping, to robotic revamping systems.Rita Linkner, a double-board certified dermatologist on the Upper East Side, told The Post that the pate plague has many causes — but lots of innovative new solutions, too.“When it comes to hair loss,” she continued, “folks should throw the kitchen sink at it to save and restore those healthy follicles.”Here are some of the top hacks men are using to get their hair back.With enviable height and great bone structure on his side, rising model Ashten Barnes always had a look the camera loved. But when social media critics got a look at his receding hairline — namely thinning near his temples — the chiseled looker felt compelled to take matters into his own hands. “People left comments like, ‘Whoa, buddy, you better start...