Effects of thyroid conditions on the face

[Grumpy Cat]

This is something I came across and became very interested in after I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism.

The thyroid is a part of the endocrine system and it can effect growth, especially if the condition has an early onset.

I have here a series of pictures of people with thyroid conditions before and after receiving treatment.

Young girl:

http://www.type2hypothyroidism.com/Page%2099.jpg

Adult women:
http://www.type2hypothyroidism.com/Page%20105b.jpg

http://www.type2hypothyroidism.com/Page%20213.jpg

Adult men:
http://www.type2hypothyroidism.com/Page%20164.jpg

http://www.type2hypothyroidism.com/Page%20165b.jpg

For a comparison with me, personally, I have noticed my facial features change quite a bit since getting treatment. Unfortunately, I do not have pictures but in reference to phenotypes discussed here, I probably went from looking more Alpinid to Bruenn.

[Æmeric]

The examples you posted all appear to have suffered from hypothyroidism. Any examples of hyperthyroidism?

[Grumpy Cat]

The only one I could find with a quick Google search was of a 63 year old man, but there is no after picture.

http://medgenmed.medscape.com/content/2003/00/45/64/456416/art-mde456416.fig2a.jpg

http://medgenmed.medscape.com/content/2003/00/45/64/456416/art-mde456416.fig2b.jpg

But basically, it is the same for both: thicker facial features, coarse hair, lowered nose bridge, and hyperpigmentation (darker skin, in comparison to other people of their race).

The only difference is with hypothyroidism, an individual's hair would be coarse and straight, while an individual with hyperthyroidism would have coarse and curly hair.

[TheGreatest]

The last guy looks a bit like Aryon :D

How do you know if someone has a thyroid condition or not? For example what if it hits in puberty and someone accepted the condition for their entire life?

[Grumpy Cat]

How do you know if someone has a thyroid condition or not? For example what if it hits in puberty and someone accepted the condition for their entire life?

Usually, they will be sick and will see a doctor because of physical and/or mental symptoms.

My condition is believed to have set in during puberty (that's as far back as I can remember having the symptoms that I saw the doctor, actually many doctors, for in the first place).

It's hard to diagnose because of many symptoms. I found out after seeing several mental health professionals, because I had been dealing with depression, insomnia, and paranoia for many years. It was caused by the thyroid, which is why thyroid suppressants worked while various psychiatric drugs didn't.

[Agrippa]

Hormones for sure influence the constitutional type signifcantly, are actually the base of it and leptomorphic - pyknomorphic can be also seen, at least partially, as two healthy extremes of pathological hormonal conditions, namely Akromegaloid-Hyperthyroid vs. low function of the pituitary gland-Hypothyroid etc.

Its also worth to note that those areas which were highly Alpinised were quite often also those, far away from rivers and the sea, in which struma and Cretinism were quite common.

So probably, since Alpinisation in general has a lot to do with saving and an adaptation to unfavourable living conditions, Alpinoids were naturally more prone to have less of a problem with a lack of iodine (as well as other nutrients - as well as mineral nutrients) as well as calcium (rounder, smaller head, more gracile sceleton, shorther-smaller) etc. than full sized Cromagnoids in particular.

Thats actually quite often the case, namely that the modification due to environmental pressures points to the long time selective pressures which change the whole genpool in a certain direction.

[Dr. Bambo]

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