Vikram Arora, now 47, reflects on his teenage struggles with beard growth, feeling self-conscious and inadequate compared to peers with fuller facial hair. This insecurity continued into his adult life amid changing societal norms around masculinity and grooming, especially as beards became fashionable figures in pop culture during the 90s and early 00s. The pandemic lockdown sparked a wave of self-improvement desires, leading Arora to explore beard transplants as he faced pressure from social media and video calls, ultimately confronting his long-standing insecurities about masculinity.
During the lockdowns, many people, including Vikram Arora, sought aesthetic improvements, prompting a surge in demand for procedures like beard transplants.
Arora recalls feeling inadequate about his patchy beard, especially in comparison to more masculine representations of facial hair that dominated popular culture.
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