A WOMAN who only shaves twice a year has revealed how people call her a “gorilla” and tell her she is “going to die alone”.

Umbilicated and nonumbilicated papules were present on the presternal area of a patient with eruptive vellus hair cysts ... surrounding granulomatous foreign body reaction, and communication ...

If she is approaching puberty her hormones may be undergoing changes which are affecting the appearance of her body hair, possibly in quite a normal way. Adults have two types of hair, vellus and ...

The new hair is called vellus hair. Vellus hair is similar to lanugo but thinner and not as noticeable. This hair will cover your baby’s body throughout childhood. Lanugo and vellus hair are not ...

Eventually, it covers the whole body. Most babies lose their lanugo ... 33 to 36 weeks Lanugo is shed. 26 to 40 weeks Vellus hair (peach fuzz) replaces lanugo. Birth Some lanugo may still be ...

Hair is shed as club hair. Terminal hair Thicker, more mature pigmented hair. Vellus hair Lighter pigmented, fine hair that may be present on the forehead and face. Whorl A pattern of hair growth ...