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Go to:    Myth: Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death Fact: The phenomenon that hair and nails continue to grow has a serious spook factor -- but is just an illusion, said Dr. Kitha Griffin, a dermatologist in private practice in Atlanta. "After death, the skin surrounding the hair and nails will shrink and decompose at a greater rate than the hair and nails themselves," she said.