This month’s handout from New Hampshire dermatologists William Danby and his wife and colleague Lynne Margesson addresses patients’ concerns about excess hair — what’s normal and what isn’t and what they can do about it.

Dr. Danby points out that what constitutes excess hair really comes down to unwanted hair, and that attitudes about body hair, especially on women, vary greatly according to current trends and geographical location

Fashionable vs. Normal