Hey all, this is probably the eleventy billionth "Is it male pattern baldness or Telogen Effluvium????!!!" thread on this forum (I should know, I think I've read about all of them on my google crusade), but my situation is different from others' that I've seen described. In short:
-Began to notice something was weird about my hair in late 2015 (16), but didn't notice any extra shedding or lost of thickness. It seemed like my hair was developing a new cowlick.
-Began to notice receding alongside my temples, as well as a widening, permanent part where I would part my hair with a comb. Today, if I try to comb my hair completely forward, you can still see the part, as if it was a line was shaved into the side of my head.
-Fast forward to mid-2016, began to notice aggressive shedding across entire scalp. Hairs are long (over 2 inches) and in telogen phase.
-Began to notice hair loss around the ears (retrograde alopecia?)
-Begin to notice that new hair follicles are less thick than they use to be.
-Entering 2017, began to get noticeable headaches that would often require me to lay down for them to pass.
-Mentioned symptoms to a friend in training to become a nurse, said I might be anaemic, suggested taking supplements and to book a dermatologist appointment.
-Book dermatologist appointment in November 2017, began taking supplements
-From November 2017 to April 2018, began to notice fine, pigmented hairs growing alongside temples in areas that had previously been slick bald for 6 months to a year
-Go to appointment April 30th 2018
The supplements I'm taking are: 107mg of iron daily, 300mg of biotin, a men's multivitamin, 50mg of zinc, 3000iu of Vitamin D3. Nothing I'm taking is specifically intended for hair loss.
Here's my left temple(you can see the line where I parted my hair here):
And here's my right:
My dermatologist wasn't sure what to make of my situation, performed a pull test, and said that he couldn't say for sure since the situation could have already been resolved due to self-treatment, said that I "was definitely regrowing hair" along the temples (when I showed him these photos during the meeting) and advised a wait-and-see approach.
Anyways, my question is, to those of you with Androgenetic Alopecia/male pattern baldness, does this look similar to the miniaturization you've experienced? People that have experienced Telogen Effluvium, does this look similar to the regrowth you've had?
-Began to notice something was weird about my hair in late 2015 (16), but didn't notice any extra shedding or lost of thickness. It seemed like my hair was developing a new cowlick.
-Began to notice receding alongside my temples, as well as a widening, permanent part where I would part my hair with a comb. Today, if I try to comb my hair completely forward, you can still see the part, as if it was a line was shaved into the side of my head.
-Fast forward to mid-2016, began to notice aggressive shedding across entire scalp. Hairs are long (over 2 inches) and in telogen phase.
-Began to notice hair loss around the ears (retrograde alopecia?)
-Begin to notice that new hair follicles are less thick than they use to be.
-Entering 2017, began to get noticeable headaches that would often require me to lay down for them to pass.
-Mentioned symptoms to a friend in training to become a nurse, said I might be anaemic, suggested taking supplements and to book a dermatologist appointment.
-Book dermatologist appointment in November 2017, began taking supplements
-From November 2017 to April 2018, began to notice fine, pigmented hairs growing alongside temples in areas that had previously been slick bald for 6 months to a year
-Go to appointment April 30th 2018
The supplements I'm taking are: 107mg of iron daily, 300mg of biotin, a men's multivitamin, 50mg of zinc, 3000iu of Vitamin D3. Nothing I'm taking is specifically intended for hair loss.
Here's my left temple(you can see the line where I parted my hair here):
And here's my right:
My dermatologist wasn't sure what to make of my situation, performed a pull test, and said that he couldn't say for sure since the situation could have already been resolved due to self-treatment, said that I "was definitely regrowing hair" along the temples (when I showed him these photos during the meeting) and advised a wait-and-see approach.
Anyways, my question is, to those of you with Androgenetic Alopecia/male pattern baldness, does this look similar to the miniaturization you've experienced? People that have experienced Telogen Effluvium, does this look similar to the regrowth you've had?
