hair thickness at bulb

[smallz]

what does it mean is your hair is not as thick at the root as it as the end? thanks

 

[bombscience]

if it thins across the entire shaft and loses color, you're looking at the effects of balding.

welcome to my world.

 

[smallz]

I understand that is what I am dealing with. I am asking if it makes a dfiifernce as to where ont he shaft it is thinning or losing color. Also, and I realize the results ar emixed, but is propecia effective in thickening these thin vellus hairs?

 

[Guest]

Since I got on proscar I have noticed (after 6months) that the hairs stay black all the way down - ok they are thinner at the end but I also think that there is a natural thinning the last cm or so (the follicle winds down?).

 

[HomerJ]

It is normal for hair to thin towards the root....I asked this question to a doctor and that is the response I got.

 

[Deaner]

I also believe it is somewhat normal for a hair, as it nears the telogen phase, to naturally become finer. I believe if the hair remains a constant thickness/pigment for a majority of the shaft (80-90%) then slightly tapers off to the bulb end, there's really nothing to worry about. If it's thinning for the whole shaft, THEN there's a big problem.

 

[Jaygee]

Deaner and HomerJ: I really hope you guys are right. 99% of the hairs I see fall out are thinner at the bulb, but quite a few of them only start tapering off and losing color during maybe the last 10 to 15% of the length.

(5 months on generic finasteride, beginning to get nervous and consider getting Proscar)

I hope this is normal---however when I compared one of these to one plucked from the presumably "safe" area in the back, that hair was pretty much even all through.

Lord, I dunno. This is where I'd really love to hear from a derm, meself.

HairLossTalk.com? D'you know?