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Hair Follicle Miniaturization

Meaning

Hair Follicle Miniaturization is the progressive, androgen-dependent biological process characterized by a gradual reduction in the size and diameter of the hair follicle structure and the resulting hair shaft. This phenomenon is the pathological hallmark of androgenetic alopecia, commonly known as pattern hair loss in both men and women. The process eventually converts large, pigmented terminal hairs into fine, short, vellus hairs.