I Clipped Some Hairs for a Homemade Miniaturization Test
Would alternating between different shampoos help stop hair loss?
Also, I recently did a homemade minaturization test. I clipped some hairs from my donor zone, and they were thicker than the hairs I clipped from just above my crown. Is that a sign of MPB?
Clipping your hair in different areas will tell you just how much miniaturization you have. The donor area should have the thickest hair, but if you do not have male pattern baldness, the same hair thickness should be every other place (front, top and crown).
As hairs miniaturize, the thickness in some of the hair shafts is finer. This creates a see-through appearance if there is enough miniaturization present.
Please clarify: Are you saying that the donor area has slightly thicker hairs than other parts of the head even in patients without MPB but other than that the hairs on top of the head should all be the same thickness?