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Excessive hair
I have a lot of body hair everywhere it’s dark and thick it makes me feel extremely self conscious and causes me to self harm I can’t look at myself anymore because the hair triggers me. I feel very suicidal because of it feeling ashamed to look at myself or be around anyone.
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Dr. Amey Kelkar
Dermatologist
15 yrs exp
Pune
excessive hair growth is called as hirsutis. Hormonal imabalances is one of the chief causes of suhc hair growth. are your monthly cycles normal? That would be an important pointer while answering this question. please undergo a hormonal profile to detect any hormonal imbalances. you can also undergo an ultrasound to detect any ovarian cysts. The gold standard treatment for excessive hair growth is diode laser. You need to undergo 8 to 10 sessions of diode laser with a gap of about 1.5 months between 2 sessions.
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