Senior Member hairthere Posted January 18, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted January 18, 2018 A lot of you have requested pictures of clients who desired SMP for a thickening effect to enhance their hair transplants. For this type of procedure I employ a 3-point needle and will sometimes work a bit deeper than I would for a shaved look client. While this isn't the perfect solution (there's nothing like real hair) many of our clients are very pleased with the final product and report they are able to ditch their concealers/cover ups. ***I have more pictures that I'll be posting soon*** I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ernie Posted January 19, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted January 19, 2018 Row 2, with the close-up of the buzzed hair crown (quarter inch shave) is impressive 3185 FUT with Dr. Rahal on 2/17/16 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/182611-fut-3185-dr-rahal-day-after-pics.html 1204 FUT with Dr. Rahal on 3/27/17 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/186586-round-2-rahal-1204-fut-frontal-third-same-area.html ---> total of 4389 grafts to my frontal third via FUT ---> 1mg finasteride daily since 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shampoo Posted January 19, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted January 19, 2018 hairthere....mostly impressive results...some outstanding how often do you perform SMP on out of town patients? is SMP not practical on cross-country patients because they would need to fly in every what? every year? Dr. Dow Stough - 1000 Grafts - 1996 Dr. Jerry Wong - 4352 Grafts - August 2012 Dr. Jerry Wong - 2708 Grafts - May 2016 Remember a hair transplant turns back the clock, but it doesn't stop the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted January 21, 2018 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thanks guys! Shampoo, I have many clients who travel from out of town. Unfortunately the fade time is an X factor with temporary SMP. It will depend on external factors (sun and chlorine exposure being the two main culprits), as well as how quickly your scalp exfoliates, and how fast your body might absorb and expel the pigment. The average I'm seeing guys come in for touchups is between 1-2 years. However, within the last year I began using a 3-point needle with depth set a bit deeper than .5mm specifically for Thickening Effect clients. The first two clients pictured were actually treated with this 3-point needle approach, whereas I believe the other examples got the single-point. I have some more recent 3 point clients I'll be posting this week.... I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 You know, I'm starting to wonder if I should go for SMP in the crown and area above the occipital ridge to make it appear thicker. I just don't like the idea of "temporary" SMP and having to get it redone. But these images look great. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jjsrader Posted January 21, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted January 21, 2018 Yea; a hybrid if you will for thickening (not temp smp but not decades permanent). What people don't understand is that if you go with completely permanent smp when your hair begins to grey - ha - you are screwed. I like the idea of fading but a bit slower than every year touchups. Every 2 or 2.5 years seems like a compromise. Great thread regardless and Ahead Ink is a motivated guy and I think understands the balding man due to his own hairloss journey. Innovation is key - one never knows what one can achieve unless continual asking questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairthere Posted January 31, 2018 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thanks Bill and JJ! I don't think there is any perfect solution to hairloss. That's why it is important, as JJ pointed out, for those of us in the industry to continue to try and improve the products that currently exist and invent new ones. Thankfully there are smart, innovative, ethical people out there doing so every day, and there are forums like this to help showcase them. I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a Scalp Micropigmentation Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. www.aheadink.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Etownone Posted March 9, 2018 Senior Member Share Posted March 9, 2018 I've read some comments of shedding after getting it done. I want to get SMP on my fut scar and on my crown for that thickening effect. But the thought of shedding.... scares me. I've had multiple HTs done... can't afford to lost any more hair How's the percentage rate of people that shed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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