 [ Symptoms ] is pubic hair removal dangerous or needed for hygiene  some doctors claim this has lead to pubic lice becoming almost extinct without moistwarm habitat for lice and other infections which can be passed on as sti is so pubic hair removal is a benaficial thing on the other hand doctors claim that when the hair is removed it leaves a  amicroscopic open wound which can also lead to infections and std is also skin irritations and can be equally dangerous so which is true and is pubic hair removal a good or dangerous thing to do [ Disease ] i can see why it might sound logical that calcium supplementation could help broken bones heal faster after all bones are made of calcium right so feeding them calcium should speed up healing unfortunately that is not how it works unless you have a pre existing calcium deficiency not likely in an otherwise healthy 16 year old boy taking calcium will not help your bones heal the process of bone healing is called remodeling  your body removes dead bone cells and builds new ones in their place this process occurs on a pretty predictable schedule for common fractures like the one you describe the remodeling process normally takes 6 to 8 weeks unfortunately your son will just have to wait this out what will help the bones heal on schedule is not engaging in activities that put stress on the areas of the fracture resting the hand to keep the fractures stable will allow the body to do its remodeling job and get the bones back to normal wishing you well