Bald man asks me to make him “not look bald”

I was doing corporate headshots with lights and backdrop set up. The CEO approached me with a request.

Client: Don’t make me look bald.

I chuckled thinking he was joking because he only had a tiny bit of hair around his forehead. He didn’t laugh.

Client: What can you do to address this?

Ultimately we decided to crop tightly to the eyes so 2/3 of everyone’s faces were used.

Client: Is this just going to look like I’m trying to cover up the fact that I’m bald?

I can’t cover up the cover up, unfortunately.