: How do trimmers not cut skin when they’re pressed against the face?

Question

My barber was cutting my hair today at 0 point. Was afraid he’ll chop of my ear or something

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Answer 1

There is that metal plate between your skin and the rest of the machine. Anything that gets cut needs to go between those fine teeth first, and that’s hard to do with skin.

Small wrinkles _can_ sometimes get beyond the plate, but that’s a small risk.