I will be interested in the results, but from what you’re saying I understand it is permanent?

sparky, i had the consultation at his hair clinic in birmingham- i posted the link in my 1st post on this thread

julius, according to ian the procedure can be reversed and the pigmentations can be removed but apparently very few people have asked it to be removed once they get it done

great find movsar. im gonna look into a consultation and also try and meet with someone whos had it done. i was seriously thinking of getting a HT but this has thrown it all into the air !!!!

Interesting. I see there are a strip and a FUE case on there which look to have been successful. It does appear to be very natural-looking, although the actual hairline designs are often far too sharply defined, especially at the temples.

Movsar, were you given some idea of costs involved, and how is the pigment removed in patients who chose that?

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Well, allow me to share my viewpoints

First, I agree with mattj that they hairlines are far too sharp to look natural. I also think that the best results seems to be the ones where the pigmentation have been blended into existing hair (diffuse thinners) while the ones that are completely bare, well it looks okay, but to the trained eye something looks awry.

Also there is the issue of your hair getting a different color as your age, while the tattoo does not, but I suppose that they can be removed and re-applied every 10 years or so if nessesary.

In the end, if I personally were to go down this route, I would use it to strengthen the middle section and the crown as well as hide the HT scar. If your hairline is gone, consider a small FUE to make sure that it blends in.

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03/12-10 - 1429 grafts - Dr. Mohmand - result pending

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mattj, costs are dependant on how much of your own hair you have left as the pigmentations can be blended in with your natural hair if you have enough of it - for me id need to have it done over most of my head as ive got loads of patches so its about 2 grand - for others it might be cheaper

regarding it being removed,im not sure, all i know is that its not done by laser - some of the hairlines are sharply defined but thats the choice of each individual person as everything is marked out before hand according to what you want

Usually, micropigmentation is tattooing and should be thought of as permanent. Laser tattoo removal isn't perfect.

It looks better from further away than from close up as there is no texture like there is with hair.

The micropigmented hairlines are often straight and look unnatural but the artistry could be changed to create more irregularity. As with hair transplantation, creating a low, full, permanent "hairline" on a young man could look terrible after he ages and/or loses more hair.

I have been consulted by a man who had a 2nd session of micropigmentation to correct the hairline from his first micropigmentation session. He feels that the hairline looks too straight and smooth and that he has to keep his hair buzzed or the micropigmentation looks unnatural. He is not happy with the results and would like a hair transplant. He would prefer FUT-trichophytic because of the reliability and the lower cost than for FUE but he is reluctant to grow his sides and back long enough to hide the sutures. He is still weighing his options.

The choice is yours but you should think of micropigmentation as a permanent procedure that will force you to keep your hair buzzed forever and should plan accordingly. The same rules and guidelines for hairline design for hair transplantation should apply for micropigmentation.

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Without a doubt you have to keep your hair buzzed forever if you go for the micropigmentation. As for the hairline and sharpness of them, it is entirely upto you, you reep what you sow- if you have a hairline half and inch above your eyebrows and straight as an arrow, you will look a twat when your aged 50+ . If i went for it (which im considering) id have a receding look, but a bit better then the hairline i have now. Id also think about having small FUE procedures like i think MIKETHEDANE said and dot hairs around my hairline and behind, just so the odd tosser that does deside to rub your head does feel stubble. As for turning grey when im older but still having that tat......Lets jus hope they come up with an idea for that in the next 20 years or im f**ked !!!!!

here is a reply that i received from HIS;

The questions were;

1) In your opinion, how well can you camouflage a strip scar with micro pigmentation
2) In your opinion, do you get better results on patients that are diffusely thinning vs complete bare areas?
3) How well does the tattoo age? As we grow older, our hair color change, but what about the tattoo?

Here is the reply I received:


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Well it makes semse I suppose. Still, I would feel way more comfortable as someone who has had hairs transplanted into the hairline and frontal 2/3's with a strip scar than being a fullblown NW6 with no texture to support a hairline etc. In all fairness, their camouflaging on strip scars is quiet impressive.

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11/04-07 - 800-1600 ish grafts - danish clinic - poor results

12/02-08 - 2764 grafts - Dr. Devroye - good result but needs hairline density

03/12-10 - 1429 grafts - Dr. Mohmand - result pending

Feel free to visit my picture thread

My Hair Transplant Photos - Surgery with Dr. Devroye

Young lads below 25 unite!

Personally, I would only do this for covering scars. For that purpose, it's fantastic.

Many of these hairlines look unnatural - when these guys age, they will look worse.