
Insecure Dudes Are Getting Beard Transplants
The ability to grow full facial hair is considered a key indicator of masculinity and virility. Those who can't grow their own now have transplant options available to them — but they may not all be safe. In interviews with The Guardian, men who sought beard transplants explained what inspired them to finally go under the scalpel. Vikram Arora, a 47-year-old man in Essex, England, told the newspaper that the sleek facial hair trends of the 1990s and early 2000s left him feeling lacking. He even, at one point, stole his sister's mascara to try to fill in his "patchy whiskers." [...]