中東男子熱衷鬍鬚移植
爲了讓自己看上去更加專業和睿智，不少中東國家的男子都前往美國進行鬍鬚移植手術。據悉，到美國做鬍鬚移植手術的中東男子年齡多在30到50歲之間，每例手術花費約爲7000美元，每個月進行手術的人大概有50到60人。鬍鬚移植手術採用毛囊單位提取技術，從身體毛髮濃密的區域提取毛囊然後移植到需要長鬍須的區域。一位醫生介紹稱，來做手術的客戶多半都會明確要求移植鬍鬚的樣式須仿照某個名人或歷史人物的樣式。
Movember is coming to a close in the U.S., but men in the Middle East are reportedly seeking out mustache transplants in order to give their facial hair a thicker and fuller appearance.
"For some men who look young and junior, they think (a mustache) is a must to look senior ... more professional and wise," Turkish plastic surgeon Selahattin Tulunay told CNN. "They think it is prestigious."
Tulunay says he now performs 50 to 60 mustache implants per month on patients who largely hail from the Middle East and travel to his country as "medical tourists."
Several other surgeons told CNN they have seen an increasing number of patients seeking the procedure, with most patients ranging in age from 30 to 50.
The procedure is known as follicular unit extraction and involves removing follicles from areas of the body with dense hair growth and implanting them in the desired mustache area.
Altogether, the outpatient procedure costs about $7,000.
Tulunay tells CNN that his patients often request mustache styles worn by celebrities or historical figures. "They have some celebrities as role models," he said, saying Turkish singer and actor Ibrahim Tatlises is a favorite.
