How do you distinguish miniaturised hairs from velus hairs regrowing from dormant follicles around temples?
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The conversation discusses difficulty in distinguishing between new hair growth and thinning hair at the temples after using microneedling and a rosemary peppermint topical for four weeks. The advice given is to wait a few months to see if the hairs grow out to determine their nature.
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