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中东男子移植胡须显睿智

为了让自己看上去更加专业和睿智,不少中东国家的男子都前往美国进行胡须移植手术。
 
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(淋巴结,小囊) 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.