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Light hair on a girl's back. if she waxes it off, will it come back coarse or darker?

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Dr. Joseph Eastern answered

No.: If anything it will grow back lighter and more sparse, because the hairs have been pulled out from the roots, so the follicles are weakened.

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

Light hair on a girl's back. if she waxes it off, will it come back coarse or darker?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Joseph Eastern answered

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

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