You need a good diagnosis before you treat a medical issue. If you are indeed vitamin D deficient, follow your doctors recommendation. If you have androgenic alopecia, follow your doctors recommendation. I am not your doctor. Vitamin D deficiency and androgenic alopecia are not related. They are two separate diagnosis and sometimes they exist in […]
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There are no absolute ways to determine what your final balding pattern will be with 100% accuracy; however, good measurements are the basis of good science. Miniaturization mapping and bulk measurements of the hair where balding is not appearing to the naked eye will absolutely show signs of reduced bulk if your pattern is moving […]
Hair loss can not be predicted with 100% accuracy. We use miniaturization mapping as one tool to monitor the progression of hair loss, which allows us to give an educated understanding and prognosis for our patients. Miniaturization does not guarantee balding.
You are right — everyone is different. The hair you see on top of your head reflects about 1/2 inch per month of growth. Miniaturization can take months or possibly even years to appear.
I discussed your case with Dr Pak and he remembers you well. You have absolutely no sign of balding. There was less than 10% of miniaturized hairs all over your scalp. There was no balding pattern identifiable. If you would like, you can send us a photo and permission for us to post it. You […]
You are essentially correct. As it miniaturizes, hair becomes thinner and eventually ceases to regrow. Note the diagram on this page to see what miniaturization looks like in various stages.
The newest part of the hair near the root may be thinner than the oldest part at the end of the hair shaft, but I am not sure that I would call this miniaturization without examining you. I would think that once a hair is miniaturizing, it will continue in that process with time.
Propecia rarely reverses frontal hair loss, though it may happen on occasion for certain men. I have no idea how to determine before starting the medication if it’ll work to regrow in the frontal hairline for a specific patient. This rare regrowth is often not related to the degree of miniaturization. The optimal age for […]
I believe a miniaturization study is a good measurement of your hair status at one given point in time. It’s like taking your blood pressure or pulse when you go see your doctor. Even if you had a hair transplant, this should not matter. So to answer your question — no, it’s not too late.
There are a variety of diseases that can cause hair loss and a good dermatologist might be able to ascertain the existence of such a disease. I would imagine that there is a diagnosis out there, but maybe the doctors you met with missed the ‘boat’. As you indicated that you’re not local to me, […]
There are many doctors that do not map the scalp for miniaturization. It is a relatively easy procedure, and in my hands it is basic to using medications like Propecia, in determining the health of the donor area, and in developing a long term Master Plan for the patient. If they do not use a […]
Yes, mapping the scalp for miniaturization is a good idea for women. Significant miniaturization in the fringe area (donor area) is indicative of diffuse unpatterned alopecia, which is more common in women and rare in men. Also, if your fringe area is normal (no miniaturization) and there is a pattern to your balding, then the […]
Miniaturization sometimes is not the forerunner for balding at the Norwood Class 3 or 4 stage, but it usually is present if looked for. The change for a Class 2 to an early 3 pattern may not have miniaturization, but the further back the pattern becomes evident, the more miniaturization will be seen.
I would doubt that the light from the hand held microscope will have any impact on the health of your hair.
It is possible that you could start losing hair early and have it stabilize. When Dr. Norwood did the original study for classifying hair loss, he did note that of those men who progressed to a Class 6, the hair loss started in their early 20s. But, your hair loss pattern is decided by your […]
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