Hair grown on the face, chin, cheeks, and upper lip region
A man with a full beard
Facial hair is hair grown on the face, usually on the chin, cheeks, and upper lip region. It is typically a secondary sex characteristic of human males. Men typically start developing facial hair in the later stages of puberty or adolescence, around fifteen years of age, and most do not finish developing a full adult beard until around eighteen or later. However, large variations can occur; boys as young as eleven have also been known to develop facial hair,[1] and some men do not produce much facial hair at all.
Men may style their facial hair into beards, moustaches, goatees or sideburns; many others completely shave their facial hair and this is referred to as being "clean-shaven". The term whiskers, when used to refer to human facial hair, indicates the hair on the chin and cheeks.[2]
Women are also capable of developing facial hair, especially after menopause, though typically significantly less than men. Women with lots of facial hair, the extreme being bearded ladies, have been considered as freaks by society and sometimes been part of circuses. Trans men typically develop more facial hair while undergoing masculinizing hormone therapy as part of their wider gender transition.[3]
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^Motosko, Catherine C.; Tosti, Antonella (2021-07-07). "Dermatologic Care of Hair in Transgender Patients: A Systematic Review of Literature". Dermatology and Therapy. 11 (5): 1457–1468. doi:10.1007/s13555-021-00574-0. ISSN 2193-8210. PMC 8484383. PMID 34235628.
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