Fine Hairs at Hairline

Dear Doctor,

Firstly, many thanks for your highly informative website which separates myth from fact!

I am a 21 (almost 22) year old male and I am a clear class two on the Norwood Scale.

I have also read several posts on your site, and my current hairline complies with your stated rule that the distance between chin and nose tip; and eye gully to hairline are roughly equal.

However, I wear my hair reasonably long, and have noticed that at the tip of my hairline, a lot of hairs are significantly shorter than those on the rest of my head, although their thickness appears to be similar to the rest. Could this be evidence of miniaturization or is this part of the normal hair growth process?

Furthermore, there seems to be quite a lot of “fluff” just in front of my hairline. Are these the remnants of previously healthy hairs?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance.

The shorter hair and the “fluff” in the front of your scalp just may be new hair changes in the hairline indicating a shift to the mature hairline. Although you did use one of my rules for measuring hairline location, please furrough your wrinkled brow. The childhood hairline touches the highest crease in your wrinkled forehead. The mature hairline usually is about 1/2 inch higher than that line. If these short hairs reflect the maturing hairline, shorter and either slower growing or non-growing hairs could explain everything you are seeing. Check for early signs of miniaturization in these short hairs and I suspect they will be miniaturized.