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Hairy business: Why men are doing hair transplant

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Did you know that your hair grows just like a plant? And that hair can be transplanted from elsewhere on your head to the bald parts right here in Kenya? It can even be transplanted to your eyebrows for fuller eyebrows and if you always wanted to be part of no-shave November but only had a few stragglers on your chin, you can now have a full Viking-style beard if you want to thanks to technology.

Growing up in Githurai 45, Michael Macharia looked like he had a receding hairline, but it wasn't actually receding, he always just had a hairline that started from further back than most. "It was like that since I was born," he tells Sunday.

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