Regular Member ratha91 Posted December 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted December 8, 2013 Hi all, Looking for a response from someone that has already had SMP done. I am getting it done in a couple of weeks. I 'shave' my head with clippers (no guard, 0). Just wondering if I will need to go even shorter than this i.e shave with a razor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Jotronic Posted December 9, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2013 Zero guard is usually ideal. The Truth is in The Results Dr. Victor Hasson and Dr. Jerry Wong are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldKen2 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I had an SMP procedure done over 18 months ago. I have thinning hair on the frontal portion of my scalp, very thin coverage on my crown, but also I still have very thick growing strips of hair on the top/sides of my scalp and these two areas are always darker than the tattooed dots on the rest of my scalp. Even if I shave with a zero guard to clip the thicker hair as low as possible, it still gives the slight appearance of balding b/c my remaining thicker hair always looks thicker/darker. I have very fair skin and very dark hair and I believe this to be a factor. At this point I think I need to add SMP density. I am leaning towards just having the thin areas of my scalp shaded with ink instead of more dots. If I keep adding dots it'll just be one blanket anyway. Does anyone have any knowledge or advice on this matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ratha91 Posted December 15, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2013 I presume it is possible to go over existing dots and darken them. I am not an expert though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SRK735 Posted January 6, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2014 No guard is best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member scar5 Posted January 9, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted January 9, 2014 In your case, I agree, zero , unless u wanna go for some zani bck to the future-electric shock look.. That said, just 1500-2000 FUE grafts might change the equation if they are put in,the right places at flat angled. SMP means I can grow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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