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i shave:

dome
mug (except goatee)
pits
groin
legs

much more comfortable now, especially since i suffer badly from ingrown hairs etc on my legs.

I don't shave at all; my hair is part of me and I see no reason to assume I can improve on nature.

Having said that, tonight I will be shaving my beard off for the first time in years as I'm due to have a (small) tumour removed from a saliva gland tomorrow and the hair will simply make changing dressings more painful than it needs to be. I can't pretend I'm looking forward to shaving but my son is very curious

Have fun,


Ian.

best of luck ian, but you'll probably be more hazardous with your razor after so many years of inexperience

r1g0r wrote:best of luck ian...

Thanks. I'm hoping that I don't need luck; I'd like to think the surgeon knows what he's doing

r1g0r wrote:but you'll probably be more hazardous with your razor after so many years of inexperience

You may well be right! I guess that if I'm as ham-fisted as I suspect I may be, the surgeon will have less skin to cut through

Have fun,


Ian.

PS: I'm told I can't have the tumour back in a jar of formaldehyde, now I feel really cheated as I never got my tonsils back when I was a kid either.

aye!

you also can't take home extracted teeth.

the reason is basically that these items are either diseased or very fertile materials, and can cause health problems even if handled carefully.

besides, they don't taste very good

Best of luck with the surgery, Ian.

Milfmog wrote:I don't shave at all; my hair is part of me and I see no reason to assume I can improve on nature.

Having said that, tonight I will be shaving my beard off for the first time in years as I'm due to have a (small) tumour removed from a saliva gland tomorrow and the hair will simply make changing dressings more painful than it needs to be. I can't pretend I'm looking forward to shaving but my son is very curious

Have fun,


Ian.

Success tomorrow.

I remember when I shaved my beard off, and my young son was terribly shocked when he saw me, knowing me only with a beard.

Peter v.

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Never say never.....

I had four teeth extracted prior to getting braces. Somewhere, I still have one of them.

Years ago when my mother was facing gall bladder surgery, she browbeat her surgeon so completely, that she came home with her gallstones in a jar.

Weird.

Good luck with your surgery.

[quote="merlin"]having no hair growth allows the wound to heal quicker and with less potential 'disfiguration', i.e., scarring.

I have been using a Braun Epilator for a while now to keep the leg hair growth down. Once you get into a routine of using one it seems to work fine.
I like the smooth feel and indeed when I cut my knee open quite badly a few months back it did indeed make it easier, having no hair to contend with, when getting it stitched up.

I shave all but head hair like the smooth feeling but it seems to be a lot of work to maintain. I had a beard for almost 30 years so this is defiantly a huge change. I am enjoying it for now. Knappen

I don't shave - apart from my face.

I think it would feel very odd if I shaved my legs. For me, that's a step too far in the direction of feminization. But I don't care if other men shave - that's up to them.

ChristopherJ wrote: For me, that's a step too far in the direction of feminization. But I don't care if other men shave - that's up to them.

Christopher, why do you associate leg-shaving with 'feminization'? I'm not being picky or "'avin' a go", but many sportsmen, not just cyclists, shave. Even those (sportsmen) in the military do, and you probably can't get more 'macho' that that!

Christopher, why do you associate leg-shaving with 'feminization'? I'm not being picky or "'avin' a go", but many sportsmen, not just cyclists, shave. Even those (sportsmen) in the military do, and you probably can't get more 'macho' that that!

Hi merlin.

I associate leg-shaving with 'feminization' simply because (apparently) hairless legs are most usually seen on females. That's all. This is only my personal viewpoint; my own opinion.

I don't regard men who shave their legs as in any way being effeminate - so your examples of sportsmen and military men etc. are wasted on me, as I would not regard men who shave their legs as being 'girly' or whatever.

There is no logic to this, I know. I wear short skirts. I wear tights or leggings. And I don't see this as being in any way 'feminine'. But the idea of having shaven legs does seem feminine to me - and so this is not something that I feel comfortable about. I may well change my mind in the future - and go for the smooth leg look - but not at the moment.

Fair play to you, Christopher. It's just that with you wearing tights, etc., as, shall we say, the 'norm', I'm surprised you find that bearable/comfortable without 'smoothed' legs.

I would readily admit, I was hesitant to try, but the odd scars I'd 'acquired' (over many years of cycling) were persuasion enough. I've only ever been asked why twice (I think) since (both while wearing shorts) and the reply that, "I cycle!", was met with, "Oh! Yes! Of course!"