2025-03-10 20:29:48

Teen With ‘Werewolf Syndrome’ Set Guinness World Record for Hairiest Face

This teen set the Guinness World Record for the hairiest face. Lalit Patidar, 18, of India, was born with an extremely rare (one in a billion) condition called hypertrichosis. According to DermNet, hypertrichosis—also known as werewolf syndrome—“is excessive hair growth over and above the normal for the age, sex and race of an individual.” This […] The post Teen With ‘Werewolf Syndrome’ Set Guinness World Record for Hairiest Face appeared first on VICE.
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