October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honor survivors and those who help them heal — inside and out.

At Gents of Savannah , a barbershop in Savannah, Georgia, plastic surgeon Dr. Patrick Buchanan sat in the chair Monday for the first time in nearly a year and a half. But this visit wasn’t about his own appearance. Buchanan donated 10 inches of his hair to help patients who’ve lost theirs to chemotherapy. Advertisement

“Seeing patients come in with chemo and knowing their hair is going to be lost — I don’t have the best-looking hair, but I was able to grow it,” Buchanan said.

The Georgia Institute of Plastic Surgery doctor said he grew his hair out for 17 months — against his wife’s better judgment — before deciding to make the cut. Surrounded by family, Buchanan smile

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