Moustache Transplants on the Rise in the Middle East

Thick, handsome moustaches have long been prized by men throughout the Middle East as symbols of masculine virility, wisdom and maturity.

But not all moustaches are created equal, and in recent years, increasing numbers of Middle Eastern men have been going under the knife to attain the perfect specimen.

Turkish plastic surgeon Selahattin Tulunay says the number of moustache implants he performs has boomed in the last few years. He now performs 50-60 of the procedures a month, on patients who hail mostly from the Middle East and travel to Turkey as medical tourists — via redwolf.newsvine.com