after you die?My friend says they grow for 7 years...yea i dont believe that.So do they?
2007-10-01 11:46:45 · 30 answers · asked by Crysta 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
no, the skin shrinks giving the illusion of growth
2007-10-01 11:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by philos34002 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
That's a very popular myth.
The truth is, they don't actually keep growing. What happens is that the nail bed and the hairline both recede due to dehydration giving the appearance of longer nails and longer hair. The tissue in the body shrivels up but the bones, nails and hair remain the same size. That is why it appears to keep on growing.
2007-10-01 11:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by makawao_kane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"in a way it is true up to certain limit where the growth post mortum stop
The only part of hair that's still alive is the follicle, which has its own blood supply. Once that supply is gone, there can be no growth. Fingernails are the same way.
the other element after a while after death when all the water it out the body we have the impression that the hair and nail still growing but in fact it the dehydration effect."
2007-10-01 11:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the skin shrinks, giving the illusion of growth. It's an old wives tale that has been around for 100s of years, though ... it actually dates from before the time the reason it SEEMS to grow was figured out.
2007-10-01 11:50:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 22:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The whole system shuts down. Its like a computer. If its shut down, nothing works until you turn it back on. Imagine it this way: If I have have a tooth that hasnt fully matured, pulled out, will it continue to grow? No. Its dead. Nothing connects it and keeps it growing.
2007-10-01 11:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Confetti! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's a common misconception. It's not true.
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2007-10-01 11:50:43 · answer #7 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. What happens is that the skin shrinks around the nails and hair making it appear that it is growing.
2007-10-01 11:49:51 · answer #8 · answered by redfeather1972 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, they do not. When you die, you die. Your body doesn't circulate blood any longer, there is no nutrient going to the hair follicles or the nail beds, there is no nerve input - in short, the engine is turned off and nothing more happens.
2007-10-01 11:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ive also heard your skin and nails grow after you die.
2007-10-01 11:49:51 · answer #10 · answered by Liplicious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. They have exhumed people for one reason or another and they do not have long hair like a monster or long nails like a vampire!
2007-10-01 11:49:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋