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risk for reinfection?

hello everybody,

yesterday i visited a hairdress shop to cut my hair.in the end the shaved my mack of the head with a razor blade and
accidently cut my skin a bit.
i aseked her if the blade was a new one and she said dont worry as they must change the blades after EVERY custumor.i was eased to hear that as my cousin also work in hairdress shop an she said here in switzerland they learn in scool already to work absolotely clean and sterile.
does anybody see a risk in this situation for an reinfection of hep-c.

thanks alot for some opinions and hope everyone s doing fine here.

marc
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I agree with Dee. No need to worry.
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317787 tn?1473358451
Hi Rex, good to see you.  I don't think you have any reason to worry.  They have to use a new blade each time or they sterilize it with solution or an autoclave.
Dee
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