Beard implants.

• Position: FASHION - Brief article

Beards are back, especially thick, bushy ones. But not all guys can grow them, so some are turning to doctors for help. Plastic surgeons say requests for facial hair transplants--once reserved for burn victims and people scarred in accidents-are on the rise. The procedure, which can take up to eight hours, involves surgically removing hair roots from the scalp, chest, or back and implanting them on the face. Filling in bald patches costs about $3,000 while a full beard runs as high as $7,000. Docs say many of the patients request beards like those sported by Ryan...