Generalized forms of hypertrichosis result in hair growth over the entire body.
These procedures are purely cosmetic.
Hypertrichosis often mistakenly classified as hirsutism is a well documented condition in horses with a hormonal disorder of the hypothalamus, called Cushing's disease.
We have no way of knowing if this is something from which they will fully recover.
Photo: Getty A medicine imbroglio left several parents in Spain scrambling to figure out why their children were growing hair all over their bodies.
As well, it results in two types of hair other than lanugo: vellus hair or terminal hair.