Teen diagnosed with ‘one in 1,000,000,000’ werewolf syndrome breaks world record for ‘hairiest face’

A teenager has broken the world record for having the hairiest face.

Lalit Patidar from India has an extremely rare condition called hypertrichosis, known as werewolf syndrome.

There’s only been around 50 recorded cases of someone having the unique condition since the Middle Ages, says Guinness World Records, making Lalit a one in a billion.

To assess Lalit, the 18-year-old had to travel to Milan, Italy, to visit a trichologist and starred on the TV show, Lo Show dei Record.

It was then determined that he had a 201.72 hairs per square centimeter of skin, thus breaking the world record for a having the hairiest face.

Lalit is now a Guinness World Record holder (@lalitpatidar520/Instagram)

Lalit said he was ‘speechless’ to have been awarded such an accolade, adding: “I don’t know what to say because I’m very happy to get this recognition.”

Chatting with Guinness World Records, the teenager recalled how fellow students were scared of him when he was a child.

“They were scared of me but when they started knowing me and talking to me they understood I was not so different from them, and it was just on the outside that I looked different, but I’m not different inside,” said Lalit.

While some people with hypertrichosis may feel included to shave their face, Lalit has no intention of shaving his.

In regards to what he tells people who suggest that he gets rid of his facial hair, the teenager said: “There is not much to say to people about that. I tell them that I like how I am and I don’t want to change my look.”