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I sometimes hear from people who can't help but notice that some areas of their hair has started to become more fine of miniaturized. Many can't help but wonder if this is something that is going to get progressively worse and lead to serious hair thinning (or even thin places on their scalp so severe that it results in see through hair.) However, some can't help but wonder if what they are seeing is normal.
I heard from someone who said: "about six months ago, my hair started shedding because I stopped my birth control pills. The horrible shedding lasted for about five and a half months and then it started to taper off a little bit. Needless to say, I take inventory of my hair on a regular basis to see how bad things actually are. And I have noticed some miniaturization in my crown and temples. I am wondering if this is just normal with aging. So far it isn't severe. But it is definitely noticeable. Does every one have miniaturization to some extent? Is this something that I should worry about?" I will try to address these concerns in the following article.
First of all, I need to stress that I am not a medical or hair loss professional. I have personal experience with this and therefore I have done a lot of research to educate myself on things that I hoped would improve my situation. But please take this article for what it is - which is only my opinion. I do believe that very mild miniaturization can be a normal sign of aging. What I mean by that is that sometimes, people do notice that their hair is overall not quite as thick. They have lost a little bit of volume because all of their strands have grown back a little more fine and thin due to age. If you compare a teenage girl's hair to her mother's, you'll often notice that the diameter of the teenager's strands is thicker. In fact, my teen's hair is so thick in diameter you could floss your teeth with it. So, I think that it can be normal to not have hair strands that are as thick as they were in your teens or even in your adult hood.
However, miniaturization that is in high androgenetic areas (like the temples, top of the head, and crown) and that stands out from the rest of your hair might be cause for concern, particularly if you have suffered recent and severe hair loss. In this particular case, going off of contraceptives can have an androgenetic affect, especially since contraceptives often keep problematic androgens in check (even if that wasn't the intention at the time.) You can try to take hair from the nape of your neck and compare it with strands from your temples or crown to see if this is a noticeable issue from you. I am not telling you this to scare you. I am just alerting you because quite honestly, if miniaturization is a problem for you, generally, the sooner you address it, the better the outcome is going to be. Because when you are experiencing miniaturization. the follicle becomes more damaged over time. With each cycle of hair loss and regrowth, that follicle becomes smaller and smaller so it produces finer and thinner hair. The sooner you can stop or slow the process, the better the chance that you will retain strands of normal thickness.
So to answer the question posed, my opinion is that general all over, very slight, and diffuse miniaturization can be a normal part of aging. But if it bothers you and if it is in a high androgenetic area after a heavy bout of hair loss, it can be beneficial to follow up with potential treatments because early treatment almost always means a better outcome.
As I alluded to, I know this because of my own experience. I did have some miniaturization after a bout of telogen effluvium. But I knew that it was important to address it quickly, which I did. And I believe that this made all of the difference. If it helps, you can read that story on my blog at http://stop-hair-loss-in-women.com/
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