HYPERTRICHOSIS

WHAT IS HYPERTRICHOSIS?

• Hypertrichosis is the growth
• of thick hair on the face,
• and on other parts of the
• body.

Causes

• Scintists have found that the
• cause of Hypertrichosis is an
• extra gene chunk found on
• the X chromosome.

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• Pragna Patel of the University
• of Southern California,
• says that the gene SOX3 is the cause
• of this growth of hair.

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• Patal also says that the gene
• could help cure baldness, or
• hirsutism(excessive hair growth)
• in the near future.

CONGENITAL HYPERTRICHOSIS

• When a fetus is developing in the womb,
• it is covered in a fine layer of uncolored
• hair called lanugo. Lanugo falls off
• after eight months of development and
• is replaced by vellus, body hair and the terminal hair.

CONGENITAL HYPERTRICHOSIS

• In come cases of congenital hypertrichosis,
• the lanugo hair continues to grow and remains after birth
• and grows through out the patients lifetime.
• Another form of congenital hypertrichosis is called
• Naevoid Hypertrichosis.

Naevoid Hypertrichosis

• This is when there is only one area of
• hair growth instead of multiple.
• This has been known to occur after birth.

TREATMENTS FOR HYPERTRICHOSIS

• Electrolysis treatments, laser treatments,
• hair removal cream, shaving the
• areas of hair growth daily, or
• bleaching products to make the hair
• less noticeable.

sources

• http://informationclickdepot.com/hair_removal/hypertrichosis.html
• http://www.livescience.com/14430-werewolf-disorder-gene-discovered-excess-h...
• http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/rare/10-bizarre-medical...