Will a Low-Protein Diet Reduce Facial Hair? Expert Answer

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QUESTION: Hi:

I'm a 27-year-old man.

I hate shaving yet I hate my unwanted facial hair. One of the symptoms of protein deficiency is hair loss because the body adapts to protein inadequacy by diverting existing protein to vital organs. Hair growth halts as a result.

From your expertise, will a diet very low in protein help me in keeping that nasty male hair off my face?


Thanks a bunch,

Green

ANSWER: Hi Mr Green, thanks for your question.

No is the short answer.

Although Protein deficiency may cause hair loss, it also has many other negative effects on the body.

Our bodies need a good balanced diet to maintain themselves and protein is one of the main building blocks that ensures healthy muscle development and aids the body in healing.  By the time the body has started to demonstrate symptoms of hair loss, your body would have used up its own supply by drawing on its stores of protein within your body.  So, basically it will eat away at itself.

If you find shaving a chore, why not consider laser hair removal.  This kills the hair root and will be a permanent hair-growth prevention that won't effect your bodies' maintenance or potentially cause you to be come ill. You may need a course of treatments but you would achieve the result you are after.

A lot of beauty salons provide this treatment to men now so it may be worth discussing this with them to see if this is something you'd like to consider.

I hope it goes well.

Take care, Claire




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QUESTION: Thanks for your response. This subject on laser hair removal brings up another topic.

I've heard that laser hair removal isn't permanent while electrolysis is. Do you recommend I get electrolysis instead of laser?


Thanks again,

Green

Answer
Hi again Mr Green, I've tried Laser myself, although not on my face and have found it to be permanent.  

Electrolysis also works and is permanent but is slower because it's carried out with a needle, one hair at a time.  

The laser treatment does require a few repeated treatments but, following a course, any hair growth you do get is so fine that you wouldn't notice it but either laser or electrolysis would work.

Take care, Claire