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I waxed by bikini area & when the hair started growing back some of the hair pores looked black. when i squeezed them small shoots of hair came out..?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Hair follicle: When you waxed your bikini line, the hair follicles below the skinsurface began new hair growth which you squeezed out.

Answered 7/30/2016

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A member asked:

I waxed by bikini area & when the hair started growing back some of the hair pores looked black. when i squeezed them small shoots of hair came out..?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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