How can you tell if the follicles are dead?

[Sid75]

I've read that there's some faint scarring or something.

Also, what's the maximum number of years hair loss can reverse? Is it true frontal hair follicles die faster?

 

[casperz]

How can you tell if the follicles are dead?

They do not respond to minoxidil?

I had a slick crown for at least five years and that's been mostly reversed, however the slick front has had little regrowth. But it was also slick bald for
at least 5 more years than the crown.

 

[follicle84]

what's the maximum number of years hair loss can reverse? Is it true frontal hair follicles die faster?

I've heard the minimun is a year and at most 5 years. I think frontal hair follicles die faster due to even more androgen sensitivity.

 

[SoThatsLife]

They won't die completely, they will just miniaturize so that they are not visible to the naked eye. I seen speculation between docs that people that have been slick bald for 30 years still have follicles alive, they are just extremely miniaturize.

People that are slick bald also have a scar-like scalp.

 

[k7Head]

So, if follices don't "die" but miniaturize, do you know if there's a time related dormancy between hair lose and regrowth after treatment? I had slowly been loosing my hair for around 4 years before I started treatment, so does that mean it'll be about 4 years of treatment for a regrowth?