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A 18-year-old member asked:

Is it odd to have hair all over your body? is there any way to get rid of it permanently without laser hair removal?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander
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Cardiac Electrophysiology 44 years experience
We are mammals.: By definition mammals have hair all over their bodies. This is not odd, it is normal. The hair helps us live and developed by evolutionary selection. It serves many beneficial purposes and permanent removal would be unpleasant and potentially bad for you.
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