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Old 01-10-07, 05:21 PM
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Another perspective:

I'm not sure shaving does necessarily help for wounds. Are there any medical articles that state this? Everyone seems to accept it as a given, I'm not so sure. Granted before an operation is done usually you get shaved, but is that for infection or simply so it's easier access and vision? Is leg shaving ultimately something more for show that practicality?

Logic would dictate shaving should be better, but it just seems one of those things that everyone seems to say but there's apparently not a lot round to support it (at least I can see). What about animals that live in hot climates -have they all evolved to have no fur? Wouldn't the ability to recover from abrasions/wounds be an advantage and hence you'd expect to see more hairless/furless animals in these areas? It's interesting that one of the marks of being a mammal is body hair -are there any hairless mammals that could support the argument that no hair gives some advantage?

Still unshaved and furry...... but could be persuaded.
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