{"id":3338,"date":"2025-03-10T19:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:33:15","slug":"teen-with-werewolf-syndrome-has-worlds-hairiest-face-with-95-of-it-covered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=3338","title":{"rendered":"Teen with \u2018werewolf syndrome\u2019 has world\u2019s hairiest face with 95% of it covered"},"content":{"rendered":"

A teenager from India has broken a Guinness World Record for the hairiest face on a man.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lalit Patidar has a rare condition called called hypertrichosis, or \u2018werewolf syndrome\u2019, causing him to grow excessive hair.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old, whose face is 95% covered with hair, says there are those who can be unkind to him, but he\u2019s decided to embrace his uniqueness.<\/p>\n

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Lalit flew to Milan in Italy to feature on a TV show and have his hair-count officially measured (Picture: Guinness World Records)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lalit recently travelled from his home in central Madhya Pradesh state to Milan in Italy to have his hair count measured for the TV programme \u2018Lo Show dei Record\u2019.<\/p>\n

This involved visiting a trichologist who shaved tiny portions of his face to take accurate measurements of his hairs per square cm, according to the Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n

It was then revealed he had 201.72 hairs per square cm, officially making him the \u2018The Hairiest Face on a Person (Male)\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Lalit is one of only around 50 documented cases [of hypertrichosis] reported worldwide since the Middle Ages, making him one in a billion,\u2019 Guinness World Records said on its website.<\/p>\n

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With his Guinness World Record medal and certificate (Picture: Instagram\/@lalitpatidar520)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The teenager said he was \u2018speechless\u2019 and \u2018very happy\u2019 to be recognised as a world record holder.<\/p>\n