I've been worried that I'm thinning in my crown but I also have a cowlick with low density fine textured hair, so I'm not sure if I'm actually balding or just have fine hair. I attached a few pictures of my crown (with a USB microscope) taken in the areas that I felt were the most thin. Is there miniaturization going on?
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It can be normal to see some hairs like this. The more and more that are seen the more we consider issues like telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia. In order to diagnose har loss we need to listen to the entire story from birth until the present day plus examine the whole scalp. It would...
Based on your photos, it does appear that you are showing early signs of androgenetic alopecia. In men, this typically presents as thinning at the temples and recession of the frontotemporal line. The good news is that you are early in the process and this works in your favor. See a board...