March 7 (UPI) — An 18-year-old from India was awarded the Guinness World Report for the hairiest face on an individual when officers decided he had 201.72 hairs per sq. centimeter of pores and skin.

Lalit Patidar earned the male model of the document after residing with a uncommon hair development situation known as hypertrichosis, which is often known as “werewolf syndrome.” The situation is believed to solely happen in a single out of a billion individuals, with solely about 50 documented circumstances because the Center Ages.

Patidar has hair on over 90% of his face, and has since he was a baby.

He informed Guinness World Data that different kids in school “had been fearful of me however after they began figuring out me and speaking to me they understood I used to be not so totally different from them, and it was simply on the skin that I appeared totally different, however I am not totally different inside.”

He mentioned individuals nonetheless generally inform him he ought to have the hair faraway from his face.

“There may be not a lot to say to individuals about that. I inform them that I like how I’m and I do not wish to change my look,” Patidar mentioned.

Patidar, who chronicles his day-to-day life on YouTube, mentioned he was proud to earn the world document.

“I’m speechless, I do not know what to say as a result of I am very joyful to get this recognition,” he mentioned.