I sometimes hear from people who can’t help but notice that some areas of their hair have started to become thinner or miniaturized. Many can’t help but wonder if this is something that is going to get progressively worse and lead to severe thinning of the hair (or even thin areas on the scalp so severe that it will result in showing through hair). However, some cannot avoid it. but I wonder if what they are seeing is normal.
I heard someone say, “About six months ago, my hair started falling out because I stopped taking birth control pills. The horrible hair loss lasted about five and a half months and then it started to slow down a bit. Needless to say, ‘I do a inventory my hair regularly to see how bad it really is. And I have noticed some miniaturization at the crown and temples. I wonder if this is normal with aging. So far it’s not serious. But it’s definitely noticeable. Does everyone have miniaturization to some degree? Is this something I should worry about? I will try to address these concerns in the following article.
First of all, I must emphasize that I am not a hair loss or medical professional. I have personal experience with this and have therefore done a lot of research to educate myself on things that I hoped would improve my situation. But take this article for what it is, which is just my opinion. I think very slight miniaturization may be a normal sign of aging. What I mean by that is that sometimes, people notice that their hair is generally not that thick. They have lost a bit of volume because all their strands have grown back a bit finer and thinner due to age. If you compare a teenager’s hair to her mother’s, you will often notice that the diameter of the teenager’s strands is thicker. In fact, my teen’s hair is so thick in diameter that I could floss with it. Therefore, I think that it may be normal to not have strands of hair as thick as in adolescence or even in adulthood.
However, miniaturization that is in high androgen areas (such as the temples, top of the head, and crown) and sticks out from the rest of your hair can be a cause for concern, especially if you have suffered recent hair loss. and severe. In this particular case, coming off birth control can have an androgenetic effect, especially since birth control often controls problematic androgens (even if that wasn’t the intention at the time). You can try to remove the hair from the nape of the neck. and compare it to strands on your temples or crown to see if this is a noticeable problem for you. I’m not telling you this to scare you. I’m just alerting you because honestly, if miniaturization is an issue for you, generally speaking, the sooner you address it, the better the outcome. Because when you are experiencing miniaturization. the follicle becomes more damaged over time. With each cycle of hair loss and growth, that follicle gets smaller and smaller, producing finer and finer hair. The sooner you can stop or slow down the process, the better the chances that you will retain strands of normal thickness.
So, to answer the question posed, my opinion is that widespread, very mild and diffuse miniaturization may be a normal part of aging. But if it bothers you and if you are in a high androgen area after major hair loss, it may be beneficial to follow up with potential treatments because early treatment almost always means a better outcome.