are no further examinations (Leviticus 13:23 and 28) For bald patches or lesions of the scalp or beard, another confinement period of seven days is imposed. However, prior to this second confinement period, the individual is shaved around the netek (והתגלח ואת הנתק לא יגלח – "he should be shaved but the netek should not be shaved), leaving a rim of two hairs completely surrounding the bald spot to make any spreading recognizable (especially according to Maimonides, who asserts that these lesions manifest as pure hair loss without any concomitant skin eruption.) After the second confinement period of seven days, both those with patches on the skin as well as those with bald patches are re-evaluated once more. If the criteria for tzaraath have still not been met, the afflicted individual is declared tahor (טהר, "ritually pure"). He or she, does, however, have to wash both his or her body and garments; due to the confinement, he or she is considered impure in some sense. If the negah was declared ritually pure and later it spread, it must be shown once again to a kohen, who will then declare it tzaraath. If, however, the criteria for tzaraath have been met, either during the initial exam or at either of the two follow-ups (when applicable) or even after a previous declaration of purity, the individual is declared tamei (טמא, "ritually impure"). The individual is declared impure even if the lesion did not worsen or spread but remained the same—the skin eruption must become dimmer in appearance for it to be declared pure at the second follow-up examination. Rabbinic literature describes additional laws regarding the inspection: The kohen must be able to see the entirety of the lesion. Thus, if the skin eruption or bald spot wraps around either the body or body parts, or occurs at the tip of terminal body parts—any place that would preclude the observation of the entire lesion at one time (i.e. wrapping around the torso, scalp or arm, or occurring at the tip of a finger or toe) – there can be no declaration of tzaraath. In a similar vein, a kohen who is blind in one eye or who cannot see well may not perform the inspections. An eligible kohen may inspect anyone, including his relatives, except himself. Even a non-kohen may perform the inspection if they are proficient in the laws of nega'im, but