How do I edit lots of stray hairs (not via masking method)?

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In the above example, the picture on the left is the original, and the picture on the right is my edited version. I used the spot healing tool (band aid) to get rid of all the stray hairs on the head, one by one. I am wondering if there is a faster way to do this? I'd like to edit the picture below to get rid of all the stray hairs and fly aways, but it would take an hour or two to spot heal every single strand one by one.

Thank you!

Mylenium · Answer

but it would take an hour or two to spot heal every single strand one by one.

I guess that could be worth a discussion of equal duration as to where the term "photoshopping" is coming from? Not everything can be automatic and those shiny ads with perfect hair you see everywhere don't fall from the sky. One or two hours doesn't sound too bad, given how messy the hair actually is, though this time is probably better spent by patching up the hair from similar photos with some intelligent cloning and refining using brushes and feathered selections. Otherwise to me the obvious answer would be to invite the lady back and offer a free second pass. If doing photos was planned from the outset, then a lot was done wrong here and the result probably isn't the best example of craftsmanship as a hairdresser, either.

Mylenium

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