Still keeping an eye out.

...and basically I feel like I am still a dumb ass and if I went ahead with it, it would be faith based, not fact based!!

But for what it's worth.

1) Tangibles - the facts as I see 'em from my peep hole
(I have grossly simplified here - buyer beware!!)

FIRSTLY = ALL TATTS will seem a tad blue, some more than others
All tatts will fade

That said..

a) HIS think hair plus tatts is crap, (HIS stands for Head Is Skin lol)
b) GLI and Rassman say hair plus tatts is cool.
c) Artistry Concepts??? AC
e) HIS say they (can) graduate colors or shades..note can.
f) GLI do not
g) AC??
h) AC and GLI had a legal battle. GLI lost. See National Arbitration Forum.
i) Rassman gives you lovely pain killers cause they're docs. Who knows maybe throw in some valium?
j) They cost about the same
h) HIS insist on breaking the procedure into 3 (or more) steps with at least 4-5 days between each one. GLI will treat you primarily on one day, touch you up next and send you home, but despite the drive-thu style, they say the first procedure only gets u 60% of the way. Rassman, mmn I dunno.
i) They all SUCK at doing natural temples!!!! and hairlines!! but if your skin is more colored, then better for you.

Intangibles - Assumptions and Impressions
a) Shallow depth fast fade = HIS. It's a good model, cause it keeps them outta trouble with blurring blue messes showing up, but it also means, the shade is so light it can't help much with hair with any length
b) Love some of the vids on GLI but some questionable ones too. Latest is a scarred up dude who got tatts, but the after pics forget to show scars?? Why?
c) HIS seem to the Model T Ford of the business. One model, one color, mass production. All skin head. But they are pretty damn good at it, by the looks of it. Their admin is hopelessly unsettled and inconsistent which is understandable given the rapid expansion, but despite the chaos seem at least on the one page
d) but damn it, I want hair for the hairline. I want none of the tatt to show in the hairline so, I'm on the fence with more work to do


I love the Utube thing with the smiling caring doc with a sparkle in his eyes!!
But seriously, I think a lot of people were dubious and are now considering it, but it maybe a desperate act, I don't know. If I had no scars, I would be off to HIS for the full treatment, and then grow my hair anyway. But with scars I need more hair, much more!!

Yes, you can laser off most of it. But u might wanna ask about particular inks.
Laser hurts though and takes several visits staggered over a few months

Touch ups are necessary and I figure that each successive touch-up will blur the thing more, cause no way in the world are they gone find the same cell to pop ink into.

Basically I can't ad much, but just wanna say I'm still in this looking for answers and please, others chime in.

Would scalp tattoo/tinting fade over time? Will sun exposure effect the tattoo?

Yes, all will fade to a certain degree. Not completely however.

scar5,

Thanks for the detailed update on your research. Interesting stuff but not the most reassuring either. There just seems to be too many unknowns at this point.

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2008 Dr. G – presumably 1,000 grafts / 2,142 hairs
2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 2,348 grafts / 4,258 hairs
2011 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 1,999 grafts / 3,624 hairs

My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group

I think anyone opting for this procedure should just do a small section first to see how it looks before committing to an entire head.

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HT #1: Karamikian Unknown # of grafts Sept.2006

HT#2 Nov.23rd, 2007
Dr.Feller
Almost 3200 grafts via strip

HT#3 April 2010
Fue 200/side into temple points

HT#4 February 2011

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller

Totally agree. Or better yet, do a small test area where the sun don't shine - if ya know what I mean.

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2008 Dr. G – presumably 1,000 grafts / 2,142 hairs
2009 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 2,348 grafts / 4,258 hairs
2011 Dr. Paul Shapiro – 1,999 grafts / 3,624 hairs

My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group

I've been doing some more research on it since my earlier post, mainly on the HIS procedure, seems they do good work. I think it may be a good match for me because I've been shaving my head for the past five years anyway, have medium dark skin, and no ht's. They do say it is "permanent", but I'm unsure if I believe that, and wonder if it will look obvious if it does fade. I've read the same thing, that the less the depth of penetration of tatts, the more likely it is to fade so that worries me. That and the cost (if it's not really permanent and/or I'd have to laser it off if it fades and looks weird/obvious) are what are holding me back for now.

There is a woman who does this procedure too. Just google "melanie whitney men's hair micropigmentation" and it should be the first to come up. Look under hairloss...

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HT #1: Karamikian Unknown # of grafts Sept.2006

HT#2 Nov.23rd, 2007
Dr.Feller
Almost 3200 grafts via strip

HT#3 April 2010
Fue 200/side into temple points

HT#4 February 2011

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Feller

Hey guys, Im new on here. I've been researching scalp micropigmentation and discovered 3 leaders, HIS, Artistry Concepts (FLA), and Good Look Ink in Minnesota. Im down to either AC or Good Look. Good Look Ink or GLI does something called cosmetic transdermal hair replication (CTHR), and they say it is different than scalp micropigmentation b/c the needle penetrates deeper into the scalp to give it more permanence. Not sure if the procedure is really any different or just the name but I've been shaving my head for a couple of years also, and I am sold on this idea. I am still unsure of AC b/c their lack of professionalism but their method is called ACHM2 and seems impressive. If any of you know anything about these two companies, or just about the procedure in general, please let me know. Much Appreciated

There is a recent thread on this which will be helpful to you (or at least provide you new information) on some of these places:

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...tattooing.html