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Is the hair follicle the white thing that comes with the eyebrow hair when plucked?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

No: The follicle remains in the skin when you puck an eyebrow hair. The white thing is the base of the hair with perhaps some tissue attached to it.

Answered 1/17/2021

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