Facial Deformity and Irregularity. No two sides of anybody’s face are exactly alike. The ears differ; the eyes differ; the sides of the face or the nose or the mouth are not equal and facial movements also differ on each side of the face. Characteristic facial expressions such as smiling are done more with one side of the face than another, and so are many other facial expressions. In our examination above, the mirror image of each side of the face is reproduced for observation. It becomes readily apparent that one side of the face is more handsome than the
Fig. 22. Trouble with ingrown hairs begins with the shaving process. The very short remaining hair grows into the overhanging skin to begin an infection. Most often it is seen in men whose beard hair grows on a slant.
other. Obscure history would have us believe that one side of the face represents a man’s soul, while the other side represents his will. Which side is which, must be determined by each individual.
Ingrown Hairs. As is well-known, most hair grows outwardly. At times however, there are hairs which grow underneath the skin rather than over it. The difficulty arises where shaving is a daily issue in beards with whiskers which do not stand up straight, but which grow sideways in one or more directions.
The treatment of ingrown hairs requires the elimination of each involved hair, with patient cleanliness to prevent infection. Prevention of ingrown hair is possible by changing shaving habits to eliminate the close shave. When it is learned that only the closely-shaven hair can become an ingrown hair, it also becomes obvious that the longer hairs cannot be troublesome. Some find electric razors of value in preventing ingrown hair, whereas, others have found that blade razors work best for them.