Is there a medical condition in which you can't cut your hair?

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Just curious, does there exist a medical condition in which a patient is advised not to or simply cannot cut their (head) hair?

Hair is not alive, so there shouldn't be any problems with that. — Chris, Sep 07 '14 at 10:20
Patients on blood thinners are advised to avoid cutting risks, which would suggest "no shaving", but presumably depilation by other means would not have that risk. — swbarnes2, Aug 21 '19 at 16:25
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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '14 at 15:41

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Alopecia and balding, these individual experience hair loss, thus nothing to cut

answered Sep 07 '14 at 15:41

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '14 at 18:12

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An phobia or OCD released to appearance might lead someone to face dire situations when their hair is cut even death if the fear leads to a heart attack.

answered Sep 07 '14 at 18:12

I like this one – rhill45 Sep 08 '14 at 04:29

Is there a medical condition in which you can't cut your hair?

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