I'll be more specific. The hair is around the outer perimeter of the areola, is very coarse and pubic-hair like (curly and thick) and mom was worried it would poke the baby or it would come off in the baby's mouth and could choke on it. And, there are lots of ways to remove hair, including "nair", plucking (as was mentioned), shaving, trimming with scissors, and electrolysis. Which one is best? Is it ok to do electrolysis on the lactating breast?? Terry Lynn Dise, MD [log in to unmask]