Poptician's story

[poptician]

Hi guys!

I have been trying to find out why the hair that I lose is thin on the end opposite of the bulb. It tapers off the further outward it extends, which leads me to believe that this a sign of thinning? Or is this hair simply damaged over time because it is on the exposed end? I have been on Propecia for 14 months and haven't really noticed any improvement.

Is the bulb end the newest or oldest portion of the hair?

 

[hairschmair]

newest

 

[j25]

Agree. If the hair is thinner on the bulb end, it probably isn't a good sign. I tend to believe that if the opposite is true, it means that the quality of your hair is improving. But don't fool yourself with so called keen observations. Focus on what's happening on the scalp.
I feel for you, 10 months on propecia now and no visible improvement at all. Receeding of the hairline has accelerated, not sure what's going on on top. But give it more time. It's sooo hard to tell whether you're maintaining or not.

 

[poptician]

Thanks for the info guys. I won't rely too much on my every-day observations, my theory is that the thickness hasn't changed, its just that the older more exposed end of the hair is being damaged (opposite the bulb). I run my fingers through my hair constantly, always have, and use a very fine tooth comb... it could be a result of that.

So yeah, we'll have to just stay on the Propecia and see what happens. Like you, I think I have receeded more since being on the drug, but I got on the drug because I had a bad feeling to begin with, so it was probably going to happen anyway. Its very possible that I have had improvement on the crown, but I wasn't noticably thinning there.