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hair diseases and hair loss  

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  • Hair grows from hair follicles located in the layer of skin called dermis, lying immediately below the surface layer. The dermis all over the body contains hair follicles except for lips, palms of hands, and soles of feet. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Hair Diseases and Hair Loss]

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