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A member asked:
How to pluck eyebrow hair and other hair without damaging the follicle?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Can't do it: I don't believe you can pluck your hair without damaging the follicle! You can use an "eyebrow trimmer" however, and this can give you the eyebrow shape you desire without the need for plucking!
Answered 5/8/2015
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Advice follows: Repeated plucking may unavoidably damage the follicle. Avoid complications of infection or ingrown hairs by : -sterilizing tweezers with alcohol -tweezing after a warm bath which will open the pores -pull the surrounding skin tight and grab the hair as close to the root as possible and then pull the hair out gently -pull in the direction of the hair growth
Answered 5/8/2015
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Plucking risks: I am not a dermatologist, but as far as I know, if you pluck a hair, you can reasonably expect that hair follicle to either be removed with the hair itself or to be damaged such that it will not grow another hair in that area. Do not pluck hairs you want to grow back again - best to just trim them. If you have hairs you want absolutely gone to never grow back, then plucking would be the way to go.
Answered 4/3/2016
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