Miniturization? Regrowth? What Are These "small" Hairs?

HNMB

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I've been noticing a lot more of these small fine hairs near my temples. I don't know if this is the hair worsening (miniaturizing), due to my hair being longer (been growing it out since around the few first pictures), or maybe even regrowth. What do you guys think? Thanks.

March 2017:
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August 2017:
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doyle11

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You have clear recession that looks like male pattern baldness. Are you on any treatment? I've seen minoxidil give similar appearance around the temples
 

abcdefg

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If you had full length normal hair there at one time then its male pattern baldness. Some might argue that most men lose some hair as they get older. Maybe they do and maybe they dont but certainly not all men do. Lets just call a spade a spade. Any miniaturized hair even 1 by itself is really male pattern baldness its the same underlying processes.
Its easy to over analyze male pattern baldness. Is your hair any thinner or different than it used to be? If yes its male pattern baldness. Its really that simple, and the hard part is actually treating it because options are a bit limited. Mainly use propecia or dont.
 

HNMB

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You have clear recession that looks like male pattern baldness. Are you on any treatment? I've seen minoxidil give similar appearance around the temples
Yeah no doubting the male pattern baldness, but I'm not on any treatments. I was more curious about these new hairs as I've never noticed them before. Like what are they exactly? Seems like a big change for just 5 months. Also starting to get some weird new hair in front of my hairline. They're like 2-3" whereas the rest of my hair is more like 6-7".
 

HNMB

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Here's the right temple, forgot to add it.

March 2017 -
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August 2017 -
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abcdefg

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There is nothing wrong with keeping those pictures, and just taking identical ones in 6 months or a year to compare back. Then if it gets worse you can do something, and be sure of it. If your not positive your going bald id just wait and watch it. If your going bald you will know it
 

biddybomb

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still a norwood 1 in my book. Its interesting cos u can see where ur NW0 used to be. Very hard to say if its getting worse or not
 

HNMB

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still a norwood 1 in my book. Its interesting cos u can see where ur NW0 used to be. Very hard to say if its getting worse or not
Yeah that's the interesting part. At least it gives me hope that if a "cure" were to come out in 2020, or even if I ever hop on some treatment, that I'd see some nice regrowth in those areas. One can hope at least.
 
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