Does Shaving Make Your Hair Grow Back Thicker and Faster?

August 18, 2008
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Does shaving make your hair grow back thicker and faster? Is it better to wax?

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August 20, 2008

Answer: Shaving does not make your hair grow faster or thicker

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Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
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August 20, 2008

Answer: Shaving does not make your hair grow faster or thicker

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Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
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October 24, 2016

Answer: Shaving and hair thickness

Anil R. Shah, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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October 24, 2016

Answer: Shaving and hair thickness

Anil R. Shah, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
February 13, 2015

Answer: No

Michael Constantin Gartner, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
February 13, 2015

Answer: No

Michael Constantin Gartner, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 14, 2014

Answer: Shaving Does Not Make Your Hair Grow Thicker or Faster

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 14, 2014

Answer: Shaving Does Not Make Your Hair Grow Thicker or Faster

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
October 3, 2013

Answer: Shaving and hair growth

Steven H. Williams, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 3, 2013

Answer: Shaving and hair growth

Steven H. Williams, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 1, 2015

Answer: It does not.

Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 1, 2015

Answer: It does not.

Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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