What Is Hypertrichosis?
5. Acquired Hypertrichosis
As the name suggests, acquired hypertrichosis develops later in the patients life, often in adulthood, and we are not quite sure why and how it happens in a lot of cases. Patients with this variety of hypertrichosis will often develop two types of excessive hair growth.
Some will develop vellus hair, which is usually very short. This hair may be found anywhere on the body except for on the palms, backs of ears, lips, and soles of feet. It can grow in patches on the patients body, or it can cover their whole body. It is also usually very dark in color.
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