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Can you get hep b/c or hiv from an electric shaver used by a barber? my barber used an electric rotary shaver to shave below my chin and i didnt get any cuts but im worried about micro cuts and i dont think the equipment was sterilized?

Q: can you get hep b/c or hiv from an electric shaver used by a barber? my barber used an electric rotary shaver to shave below my chin and i didnt get any cuts but im worried about micro cuts and i dont think the equipment was sterilized?

: Very unlikely to occur. Good Luck

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Very unlikely to occur. Good Luck

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Answered 10/31/2022

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A member asked:

Can you get hep b/c or hiv from an electric shaver used by a barber? my barber used an electric rotary shaver to shave below my chin and i didnt get any cuts but im worried about micro cuts and i dont think the equipment was sterilized?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

Dr Handsfield agreed

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