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Can i tell me how i can tell if i have lanugo?
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Newborn hair: lanugo is the first body hair on a newborn that begins to appear in the 7th or 8 th month of gestation, continues to grow, and is usually shed by 3-4 months postnatally ...
Answered 11/10/2014
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