Originally Posted by
drlogik
In cycling though, if you are competing, shaved legs makes it much easier and more effective when messaging the legs, and yes, I do believe that wounds may heal faster without a bunch of hair on the wound area.
I had stitches in my shin once (non-cycling related) - the HM's had to pull out the flaps of curled up flesh to shave the hair off the skin before they could even start with the needle and thread.