A couple of weeks of growth will work. I like to have about 1/4 inch of hair length to make the measurements.
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I will be happy to see you in September — just call or email to setup an appointment. Mapping of the scalp does not require any surgery and is nothing like a biopsy. What we do is take photographs of the hair at the hair level, then count those hairs in the field of view […]
You may be experiencing the appearance of a maturing hair line. That would correspond to the “T1” area in the diagram in Miniaturization: Critical to the Master Plan for Hair Loss. Minoxidil is therefore not appropriate for you. With regard to the question about miniaturization, print out the reference article in the link above and […]
Changes in hair weight in men with androgenetic alopecia after treatment with finasteride Authors: Price VH , Menefee E, Sanchez M, Kaufman KD. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco published an article in the J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Jul;55(1):71-4. Epub 2006 May 3. This is an important article which shows the impact […]
There is a good point in your questions. When hair shows miniaturization and the hair shafts get thinner, the hair stops growing to its normal length. I suspect that the length it grows to will reflect the amount of miniaturization. The more miniaturization, the less the hair length. Many men with advanced miniaturization of the […]
A maturing hairline generally appears in the late teenage years to the late twenties. A small degree of recession in the corners can certainly be normal, but that always seems to be determined by the individual’s perception. To answer your question, miniaturization of hair may occur as the frontal hair slowly falls out or more […]
Miniaturization occurs in men and women who are balding. Miniaturization is the process where a normal thickness hair shaft becomes thinner and thinner over time due to the genetically determined effects of aging and/or androgenic hormones on the terminal (normal) hair follicle. The process of miniaturization is a slow process in genetic balding. Hair shafts […]
Measuring miniaturization of hair is a great way to quantify the change of your scalp hairs’ health over time It is obviously best to record the degree of miniaturization before a treatment is started, but it is never too late. If you have access to mapping your scalp hair for miniaturization, then it is my […]
Any doctor can prescribe Propecia. This drug, I am certain, can slow down hair loss in the frontal areas. The focus on the crown benefits by the manufacturer relates to the studies that were done during the clinical trials. I have had many patients tell me that the hair loss in the front has decreased […]
I just answered a similar question a couple of weeks ago, but I’m going to get a little more in depth this time… The hair transplant medical field is not as standardized as one may think. There is the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), but not all hair transplant doctors belong to the […]
This is a 21 year old man who came to see me, because he felt that his hair was thinning in the forelock and his corners were rising. These pictures tell half of the story. The changes are consistent with the appearance of the male hairline. Mapping out the scalp shows no significant miniaturization present […]
Even in modern times, there are those out there that believe that the world is flat and it is only about 5,000 years old. If your dermatologist is still living in the middle ages, find one that is not. Click here for discussions about miniaturization and its value.
I’m glad you find this so blog useful. The mapping out of the head can be done without cutting your hair at all. Regions of the scalp miniaturize and the degree of this miniaturization process can be estimated by a skilled person without cutting the hair. Provided that regions are covered in an organized way, […]
Miniaturization of hair (greater than 20% small or thin shafts) is considered balding, irrespect of its location. A mature hairline begins roughly around 1 finger breath above the tip of your frontalis muscle at the frontal area and about 1 1/2 or 2 fingers breath at both corners. If you have diffuse miniaturization all over […]
I use a densitometer apparatus or a magnifying video camera to map my patient’s head with magnification at 20-50 times normal. I believe this is important and easier to use with reasonable accuracy. However, if the hair doc which you mentioned used magnifying “loupe” to map his patient’s with accuracy and quantifies the degree of […]
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