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Love Island star shows off painfully swollen face after getting a BEARD transplant
LOVE Island star Sam Gowland showed off his very swollen face after getting a BEARD transplant.
The reality star - who appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2017 - explained that the facial hair on the sides of his face have been reluctant to grow, prompting him to undergo this procedure.
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Sam, 27, shared photos before the transplant, showing fans the areas where the hair has refused to grow.
";Off to get my beard transplant," he said on Instagram as he documented the process.
"So, this is me as of now. Great middle admittedly, but the sides refuse to grow properly."
After the procedure, Sam returned to his social media to give fans a glimpse of his painfully swollen face.
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With bandages wrapped around his head, the Geordie Shore star captioned the clip: "Update featuring my very very swollen face."
He revealed that hair from the back of his head was used for the procedure.
Addressing his filled-out face, he said: "So...I look like The Mummy.
"I'm halfway through, I shaved the back of my head.
"I numbed it first, it didn't hurt.
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"They put the hair in a tub over there and injected my face, which is very numb."
Pointing to his cheek, he said: "They are going to put the hair in there up to that line."
The star is yet to show fans the finished result but admitted he was delighted to finally have a "full beard".
"You'll see once that's done in maybe two hours - I'll have a full beard, exciting," he continued.
"But to be honest with you not too much pain, I thought it would be worse."
Sam rose to fame on Love Island in 2017 and although his time on the show was short lived he bagged a place on Geordie Shore.
He dated co-star Chloe Ferry for two years before quitting and enjoying a stint at an MMA fighter.
The star has now turned his hand to property development.
Last year, Sam announced he had purchased land to build his perfect home in 2020 and now his dream is set to become a reality.
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He regularly shares updates on his Instagram page dedicated to his house developments.
The three storey home features five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a cinema room, a bar and even a spa with sauna and steam room.
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