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Meet the Experts
What Causes of Facial Hair in Females?
As for the cause of the imbalance?
When Is Facial Hair Growth a Sign of Hormonal Imbalance?
When it comes to excessive growth, most times, it is a sign of a hormonal imbalance.
However, according to Green, genetics andmetabolisminfluence hair growth patterns.
Additionally, Desai mentions that, while extremely rare, excessive facial hair growth can be due to hypertrichosis.
Hypertrichosis is the excessive growth of androgen-independent hair that is soft and in non-androgen sensitive areas, she explains.
When Is Facial Hair a Red Flag?
These things may be a sign that other changes are happening in the body, she explains.
A stray hair here or there isnt a big deal.
Neither is peach fuzz on your lips or cheeks.
The most effective method for treating unwanted hair growth is laser hair removal, Green says.
Other methods of hair removal can be painful, time-consuming, costly, and messy.
The Takeaway
Facial hair growth is normal regardless of your assigned sex.
Fortunately, there are OBGYNs and dermatologists to help with just that.
