German environment minister confirms hair transplant

Germany's environment minister on Friday confirmed he has undergone a hair transplant.

Carsten Schneider, from the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), told the Funke media group that he has had the procedure.

"It's a redistribution from the back to the front during my holiday," said Schneider.

"Hopefully it will become a hairdo," he added.

Observers saw Schneider, who hails from the eastern state of Thuringia, sporting a new hairstyle at the SPD's summer party in the state's parliament on Wednesday.

The minister did not say where or when he underwent the transplant.

Hair transplants usually take a long time to heal, meaning the full results of Schneider's procedure are likely to become apparent in the coming months.