Beard transplants latest fad for Brooklyn's hip young men

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Beard transplants latest fad for Brooklyn's hip young men

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beard-transplants-latest-fad-brooklyns-hip-young-men-223146359.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EsD8oHpWtN1m3GHXWIUdQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/jake-gyllenhaal-appears-george-stroumboulopoulos-20140107-005024-201.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jake Gyllenhaal Appears On &quot;George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight&quot;" align="left" title="Jake Gyllenhaal Appears On &quot;George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight&quot;" border="0" /></a>By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Young men wearing pork-pie hats, knitted snoods and stylishly drab clothing are crowding doctors' waiting rooms in a burgeoning trend: Brooklyn hipsters seeking beard transplants. Toting photos of perpetually scruffy-faced actors like Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling, an increasing number of men in their late 20s to early 40s are undergoing the procedure that can cost up to $7,000, Yael Halaas, MD, a facial plastic surgeon based in Manhattan said on Wednesday. &quot;The demand for it has definitely increased,&quot; agreed Jeffrey Epstein, MD, a New York facial plastic surgeon who said he did 175 beard transplant procedures in 2013. &quot;One reason is that whole hipster, casual way people like to look.&quot; Demand for the out-patient procedure completed under local anesthesia, which involves transplanting hair from the top of the head to the face, is growing quickly among those living in Brooklyn's coolest neighborhoods.</p><br clear="all"/>

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