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About 10% would be in miniaturization. Hair loss needs an in-person evaluation. I suggest seeing a hair loss expert now to evaluate and go over your condition and provide you information about your best treatment options. There are great non-invasive options like prp/progesterone and/or hair transplantation. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
Scalp hair miniaturization is a sign of active hair loss in men and women with patterned baldness. Healthy people may have up to 20% miniaturization that is a sign of recycling of scalp hair and is not necessarily a sign of active hair loss.
It is natural for human to lose daily 5-100 hair shaft in telogen phase, and it is an expected outcome of hair cycle. These hairs appear again and grow back. About 10% of all hair on our heads is in the telogen phase and they would be in a miniaturized structure.
The normal scalp contains less than 10 % telogen vellus hairs based on extensive studies done by Rebora and colleagues. Seeing 3 - 8 % is very normal in a healthy scalp.ReferenceDistinguishing androgenetic alopecia from chronic telogen effluvium when associated in the same patient: a simple noninvasive method.Rebora A, et al. Arch Dermatol. 2005.
I have published a paper on this subject and reported that up to 20% of hairs may be miniaturized as part of the normal telogen-anagen cycle
It depends on the person and hairstyle. People with naturally thick, dense hair who have longer hair probably wouldn't see their scalp unless they were actively thinning/balding. Conversely, someone with naturally thin hair who has a shorter hairstyle may be able to see their scalp even...
Every one is different and therefore responds to minoxidil differently. The most important factor in minoxidil is the percentage concentration. I usually recommend 5% to my patients versus the 1%. Minoxidil is effective in about 60% of patients that use it for maintaining and preventing future...
Crystals in minoxidil bottle indicate that the minoxidil is not normal and you should return it from where you purchased it