I went to a dermatologist and a hair transplant doctor they gently pulled hair from my scalp and looked over my family history and they both said I have AGA hair loss. I forgot to ask them these questions. So I was shedding really bad when I would get out of the shower I had a hand full wet of miniaturized thin hairs. Is that normal in AGA? What is happening? Is that TE?
September 11, 2023
Answer: AGA vs TE In AGA, your hair cycle (which everyone has) results in decreasing caliber of hair and depth of follicle with each successive cycle. We call this process "miniaturization". This process can be extremely slow (over years) or relatively quick (months) Normal daily shedding (50-100 hairs per day) may not be increased in numbers of hairs shed, but the returning/regrowing hair will become thinner and smaller until it stops regrowing entirely. While you still have hairs/follicular units, it's possible to slow or stop the process using medications such as finasteride and minoxidil, or by using low level laser caps. In TE, the hair loss is just a sudden increase in daily shedding owing to your hair cycle shifting so that a greater percent of your hair is in the drop phase (telogen). With TE, there should not be significant miniaturization.
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September 11, 2023
Answer: AGA vs TE In AGA, your hair cycle (which everyone has) results in decreasing caliber of hair and depth of follicle with each successive cycle. We call this process "miniaturization". This process can be extremely slow (over years) or relatively quick (months) Normal daily shedding (50-100 hairs per day) may not be increased in numbers of hairs shed, but the returning/regrowing hair will become thinner and smaller until it stops regrowing entirely. While you still have hairs/follicular units, it's possible to slow or stop the process using medications such as finasteride and minoxidil, or by using low level laser caps. In TE, the hair loss is just a sudden increase in daily shedding owing to your hair cycle shifting so that a greater percent of your hair is in the drop phase (telogen). With TE, there should not be significant miniaturization.
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