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Why does some of my hair on my legs grow in one spot and not in the other?

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Dr. Eugene Ahn answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

Symmetric?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/androgenic_hair this link shows typical distribution of hair growth on the legs. Obviously some areas can be expected to have less hair than others. But the key here is that the distribution is fairly symmetric (left versus right). If you are talking of something different let us know.

Answered 4/14/2014

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