How many hairs per square cm? I've been diagnosed with CTE and have been shedding for 2 years.

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I recently had my scalp checked by a tricologist. She measured my hair density in the front (bang area) and back (crown area). I had 127 and 136 hairs per sq cm respectively.  Is this below normal hair density?

Sean Behnam, MD · Answer

It depends on your background, but it does sound a little below the average, but still within the realm of normal hair densities, especially if you just naturally don't have very dense hair.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

It really depends on your ethnic background. For a Cacausian, a number closer to 200 would be more in the realm of average density. I generally give the range 165-220. Individuals with afro textured hair have lower density.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

I measure hair density by counting the hairs in each follicular unit. For CTE, some of the hair will be miniaturized so that is what you need to have measured.

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