HUMAN HAIRS –‘Why we have long scalp hairs but short body hairs ’

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7

Abstract

INTRODUCTION – Hairs are non- vital but have very importance in our personality. We all pay attention to improve quantity and quality of hair for cosmetic reasons . But we wants to remove our Body hair for same cosmetic reason. By This article we can know all about our hairs (Head hairs+ body hairs).Because only modern human beings have long hairs on head and short hairs on rest of the body. Primitive man has large hairs also on body .But when primitive man move from one place to other for hunting ,physical appearance of human get changed for counteract heat and parasites .CONCLUSION- During evolution many changes have occurred. One of them –short hairs on body and long hairs on scalp. Further now –a – days mostly man face with problem of hair fall.By Medications and by hair transplantation (in baldness) we maintain hairs on our head .Although hair-fall is a natural processes(in limited number) .Old hair fall and new healthy hairs re-grow in place of damaged hairs (Hair growth cycle).

Authors and Affiliations

Dr Ritu Bala Soni, Dr. Ranjana Agrawal, Dr. Ranjeet Singh Arya, Dr. Sushil Jiwne, Dr. Abhijeet Yadav

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  • EP ID EP377338
  • DOI 10.9790/0853-1707065863.
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Dr Ritu Bala Soni, Dr. Ranjana Agrawal, Dr. Ranjeet Singh Arya, Dr. Sushil Jiwne, Dr. Abhijeet Yadav (2018). HUMAN HAIRS –‘Why we have long scalp hairs but short body hairs ’. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), 17(7), 58-63. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-377338