Back in the day, men went bald and no one blinked—Now? It’s a punchline online
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Hair loss can be a sensitive topic—especially when the solution becomes the punchline of a viral moment.
A seemingly light-hearted social media video has sparked a heated debate about body image, judgement, and double standards.
What began as an ordinary flight ended in a conversation that has divided viewers around the world.
Hair restoration tourism has become so common in one particular country that even flights home have started to look like waiting rooms at a clinic.
But when one traveller spotted a particularly telling sight while boarding a plane, her attempt at humour quickly turned into an online storm.
Anna Malygon, a content creator from Kharkiv, Ukraine, was heading home on a Turkish Airlines flight on 6 May after visiting Turkey—a country now synonymous with affordable cosmetic procedures.
As she took her seat, something caught her eye: rows of male passengers ahead of her, each with shaved, inflamed scalps marked by tell-tale signs of recent surgery.
She filmed the moment and uploaded it to social media, jokingly referring to the airline as ‘Turkish Hairlines’. The clip quickly spread across platforms, with viewers torn over whether her caption was playful or mean-spirited.
Turkey has earned a reputation as a global hub for hair transplants, reportedly accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the worldwide hair transplant tourism market.
Over 1 million people visit the country each year for procedures, according to the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, with that number projected to climb in 2025.
In the short video, Malygon panned across the aircraft cabin as men with clearly fresh transplant work settled into their seats—some wearing post-op headbands, others showing scalp incisions still healing. Her amused tone sparked mixed reactions online.
Source: TikTok/maligoshik
Some social media users didn’t hold back. One viewer wrote, ‘Bodyshaming is OK now?’
Another said: ‘So happy for these men. It’s a courageous thing to do because of people who judge and shame them.’
Others, however, saw the humour in the situation. One person commented: ‘She’s just making a funny observation. I don’t sense any shaming.’
Another added: ‘Oh come on, I used to see this all the time when flying to Istanbul and it’s hilarious. Can’t we have a laugh about this?’
But not everyone was laughing. ‘As a mom to two, now grown men, this is so offside. Women underestimate how devastating hair loss feels to men,’ one person wrote.
Another user added pointedly: ‘So women can get fake everything but men can’t fix a hairline? Got it!’
While the debate around the video continued to unfold, an earlier story from the same field resurfaced—one that was far from funny.
Triplets from Wales made headlines after deciding to undergo matching hair transplants together to preserve their identical appearance. Julian, Eliot and Ryan Gregory, all aged 40, were losing their hair at different rates and felt the change threatened their visual bond.
The plan, spearheaded by Julian after a trip to Thailand left him feeling self-conscious, saw all three brothers undergo the same treatment in what was believed to be a world first. Their goal? To restore not just their hairlines, but the identical image they’d shared since birth.
Between the viral flight footage and the triplet transformation, it was clear that hair loss—and the way society reacts to it—remained a topic that could spark everything from humour to heated debate.
Hair loss can be a sensitive issue—especially when even someone like John Cena ends up in the spotlight over it.
If you've ever copped comments for trying to feel better in your own skin, you'll want to see what happened next.
Source: Youtube/Entertainment Tonight
With more Aussies travelling overseas for medical procedures, would you ever consider jumping on a flight for a little cosmetic touch-up? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
In a previous story, we looked at a surprising in-flight habit that’s stirred just as much debate—clapping when a plane lands.
For seniors who’ve spent decades flying, it’s a familiar gesture, but one former flight attendant revealed a reason you might want to think twice before doing it again.
If you’ve ever joined in or rolled your eyes at the sound, this one’s worth a look too.
Read more: Never Clap When a Plane Lands? See the Shocking Reason Why an Ex-Flight Attendant Warns Against It!
A seemingly light-hearted social media video has sparked a heated debate about body image, judgement, and double standards.
What began as an ordinary flight ended in a conversation that has divided viewers around the world.
Hair restoration tourism has become so common in one particular country that even flights home have started to look like waiting rooms at a clinic.
But when one traveller spotted a particularly telling sight while boarding a plane, her attempt at humour quickly turned into an online storm.
Anna Malygon, a content creator from Kharkiv, Ukraine, was heading home on a Turkish Airlines flight on 6 May after visiting Turkey—a country now synonymous with affordable cosmetic procedures.
Viral video sparks debate over hair shame. Image source: TikTok/maligoshik
As she took her seat, something caught her eye: rows of male passengers ahead of her, each with shaved, inflamed scalps marked by tell-tale signs of recent surgery.
She filmed the moment and uploaded it to social media, jokingly referring to the airline as ‘Turkish Hairlines’. The clip quickly spread across platforms, with viewers torn over whether her caption was playful or mean-spirited.
Turkey has earned a reputation as a global hub for hair transplants, reportedly accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the worldwide hair transplant tourism market.
Over 1 million people visit the country each year for procedures, according to the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, with that number projected to climb in 2025.
In the short video, Malygon panned across the aircraft cabin as men with clearly fresh transplant work settled into their seats—some wearing post-op headbands, others showing scalp incisions still healing. Her amused tone sparked mixed reactions online.
Source: TikTok/maligoshik
Some social media users didn’t hold back. One viewer wrote, ‘Bodyshaming is OK now?’
Another said: ‘So happy for these men. It’s a courageous thing to do because of people who judge and shame them.’
Others, however, saw the humour in the situation. One person commented: ‘She’s just making a funny observation. I don’t sense any shaming.’
Another added: ‘Oh come on, I used to see this all the time when flying to Istanbul and it’s hilarious. Can’t we have a laugh about this?’
But not everyone was laughing. ‘As a mom to two, now grown men, this is so offside. Women underestimate how devastating hair loss feels to men,’ one person wrote.
Another user added pointedly: ‘So women can get fake everything but men can’t fix a hairline? Got it!’
While the debate around the video continued to unfold, an earlier story from the same field resurfaced—one that was far from funny.
Triplets from Wales made headlines after deciding to undergo matching hair transplants together to preserve their identical appearance. Julian, Eliot and Ryan Gregory, all aged 40, were losing their hair at different rates and felt the change threatened their visual bond.
The plan, spearheaded by Julian after a trip to Thailand left him feeling self-conscious, saw all three brothers undergo the same treatment in what was believed to be a world first. Their goal? To restore not just their hairlines, but the identical image they’d shared since birth.
Between the viral flight footage and the triplet transformation, it was clear that hair loss—and the way society reacts to it—remained a topic that could spark everything from humour to heated debate.
If you've ever copped comments for trying to feel better in your own skin, you'll want to see what happened next.
Source: Youtube/Entertainment Tonight
With more Aussies travelling overseas for medical procedures, would you ever consider jumping on a flight for a little cosmetic touch-up? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
In a previous story, we looked at a surprising in-flight habit that’s stirred just as much debate—clapping when a plane lands.
For seniors who’ve spent decades flying, it’s a familiar gesture, but one former flight attendant revealed a reason you might want to think twice before doing it again.
If you’ve ever joined in or rolled your eyes at the sound, this one’s worth a look too.
Read more: Never Clap When a Plane Lands? See the Shocking Reason Why an Ex-Flight Attendant Warns Against It!
