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Your hair looks completely normal to me. I'm just a lay person though, not an expert.
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Im with rawkfanseth. It looks like the combination of naturally thing hair + wet hair is making you seem a bit thin around the crown. That is, if you're absolutely certain there's no MPB in your family.
Depending on how worried about it you are, see a dermatologist. They should be able to map for miniaturization an say more conclusively. Otherwise, just keep an eye on it and move on for now.
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That's another picture which may show my concern more clearly. As well as the thin patch to the left I think something similar is happening to the right hand side. I raised this on another forum and they were adamant it was diffuse thinning and advised me to go on a treatment.
Considering the shedding has only been noticeable for six weeks I am loathed to start something as drastic as that. On the other hand, I don't want to waste valuable time if it's only going to get worse. Could it be temporary? Stress induced?
The shedding is a concern as I have never shedded much hair in the past, but the family history does give me some hope. It's honestly never been in my radar until the last six weeks, and I'm now finding it difficult I switch off.
Thanks again for listening.
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Originally Posted by Rakti
That's another picture which may show my concern more clearly. As well as the thin patch to the left I think something similar is happening to the right hand side. I raised this on another forum and they were adamant it was diffuse thinning and advised me to go on a treatment.
Thanks again for listening.
Are you taking any medication that has a side effect of hair loss? How's your stress level?
You may want to get a HairCheck. We offer it at N/C. The numbers are kept on file so you can return a couple of years down the road and compare. If there is significantly more loss, you may want to begin taking Propecia.
Last edited by 35YrsAfter; 02-22-2015 at 06:06 PM.
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Originally Posted by 35YrsAfter
Are you taking any medication that has a side effect of hair loss? How's your stress level?
You may want to get a HairCheck. We offer it at N/C. The numbers are kept on file so you can return a couple of years down the road and compare. If there is significantly more loss, you may want to begin taking Propecia.
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The most stressful things I can remember happening to me in the last few months was a couple of big gambling losses around February time. I'm not on any new medication so I can rule that out
Yeah, that would be ideal, unfortunately I'm in the UK. I will speak with my GP and hopefully he can offer some insight before referring on. I was just hoping for some confirmation whether or not it was typical hair loss. Also, if there was a specific way of identifying if there is an underlying cause due to the relevantly recent shedding.
Thanks for replying and reading.
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Doctor Representative
Originally Posted by Rakti
Yeah, that would be ideal, unfortunately I'm in the UK.
Thanks for replying and reading.
You may want to call around to find a doctor in the UK that provides HairCheck. If not specifically HairCheck, ask if they do cross sectional trichometry.
35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
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Atlanta, GA
Phone 678-566-1011
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Last edited by 35YrsAfter; 02-22-2015 at 06:06 PM.
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Just a wee update to this. I have an appointment with a hair clinic to get a proper assessment.
I have noticed a lot of very small hairs beginning a growth all over my head, including the area affected (crown and back of the scalp). My question regarding this is, is that typical for MPB? Will they just continue to shed?
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Doctor Representative
Originally Posted by Rakti
Just a wee update to this. I have an appointment with a hair clinic to get a proper assessment.
I have noticed a lot of very small hairs beginning a growth all over my head, including the area affected (crown and back of the scalp). My question regarding this is, is that typical for MPB? Will they just continue to shed?
When a person with hair loss hasn't had hair transplants or does not take Propecia or Avodart, generally the short, finer hairs seen are miniaturized hairs beginning to grow after an extended telogen rest. MPB causes a shorter anagen (growing) phase and hairs remain in the telogen phase longer. Each time they begin to grow after coming out of the telogen phase, their caliber is decreased.
Last edited by 35YrsAfter; 02-22-2015 at 06:05 PM.
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Originally Posted by 35YrsAfter
When a person with hair loss hasn't had hair transplants or does not take Propecia or Avodart, generally the short, finer hairs seen are miniaturized hairs beginning to grow after an extended telogen rest. MPB causes a shorter anagen (growing) phase and hairs remain in the telogen phase longer. Each time they begin to grow after coming out of the telogen phase, their caliber is decreased.
35YrsAfter also posts as CITNews and works at Dr. Cole's office
forhair.com
Cole Hair Transplant
1070 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone 678-566-1011
email 35YrsAfter at chuck@forhair.com
The contents of my posts are my opinions and not medical advice
Thanks for replying. It's only been the last couple of days I noticed and although they are everywhere on my scalp, I feared that they wouldn't be hanging around for any length of time.
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