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TYPES

LANUGO: prenatal hair observed at birth. It is replaced by vellus hair or terminal hair at 3-4 months.

VELLUS HAIR: prepuberal body hair in both sexes. Puberty marks the growth of terminal hair on androgen dependent areas: armpit and pubic area in sexes, face, limbs, thorax and upper pubic area in males. The hair is medullated and not pigmented, penetrating approximately half a millimetre into the skin.

INTERMEDIATE HAIR: it is approximately one cm long, medullated and with relatively little pigment, and found on the thorax, abdomen and legs of Caucasians.

TERMINAL HAIR: it starts growing on the scalp at 3-4 months and on androgen-dependent areas after puberty. It is medullated and very pigmented. It is found on the scalp, male beard, armpit, pubic area, eyelashes and eyebrows. It can reach a depth of 3.5 mm.

Hair and vellus hair have varying growth cycles, depending on the area. During puberty many follicles become thicker and longer, leading to terminal hair in the armpits and pubic area in both sexes, and in nine other areas in males. On the other hand, in cases of androgenic alopecia, follicles become much smaller on the scalp.