Hair on the waist may be caused by physiological factors, but also may be caused by pathological factors, such as long-term application of hormonal drugs, hirsutism and so on.
1. Physiological factors: the papillary layer of the dermis inside the skin contains hair follicles, which have the structure of hair production, resulting in the skin surface covered with body hair of varying lengths and thicknesses. The skin of the waist also has some hair follicles, so the waist grows hair, may be a normal physiological manifestation, generally do not need special treatment.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Drugs: if the patient’s local long-term application of glucocorticoid creams, long-term oral glucocorticoid drugs, etc., the patient may have the symptoms of hirsutism and the phenomenon of hair growing on the waist.
(2) hirsutism: the cause of the disease is not yet clear, may be related to factors such as excessive secretion of androgens in the body, androgens promote the growth and development of hair follicles, which may lead to the growth of hair on the waist.
The causes of hair growth on the waist are more reasons, it is recommended that patients go to the regular hospital in a timely manner for relevant examinations, under the guidance of the doctor after a clear diagnosis for the cause to receive standardized treatment.