Body Hairs in Various Growth Cycles

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Here are some pictures of body hair grafts in various stages of the growing cycle.

The first is a two-hair graft from the leg. One hair is longer and has visible bulb and sheath; this is anagen. The other hair is shorter, the bulb is barely visible, and the sheath is much closer to the epidermis (scalp). The sheath of this hair is retracting. It is following the bulb of the hair toward the surface of the skin. It will soon wither and fall apart. This hair is in a phase between anagen and telogen called CATAGEN.

The second picture is a single anagen hair from the leg. You can clearly see the shaft, bulb, and sheath. The surrounding tissues from top to bottom (bulb) are as follows: epidermis, dermis, and the looser tissue is the adipose.

The third picture is a two hair telogen graft from the leg. This graft is much more shallow than the anagen grafts. You can see the bulbs and sheaths of both hairs. The bulbs of telogen hairs rest in the lower dermis or the junction of the adipose and dermis. The bubbles are cells of adipose tissue.