Are the small hairs in the front of my hairline new hairs?

Hairs in the frontal part of the hairline show slightly more vellus hairs which appear small and fine and this is what you may be looking at. Miniaturization throughout the head and scalp is less than 20% of the hair population, something I have published in medical journals. See Here: https://baldingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/mp-1997-evaluation.pdf