Regret getting SMP???

[540Oak]

I am strongly considering getting SMP.  Has anyone got it and then regretted it?  Feel free to to send me a private message.  

[Xanadu]

I considered it. Then, to prepare for SMP, I shaved - and got such a scare that I quickly dropped the idea of SMP....

[540Oak]

4 minutes ago, Xanadu said:

I considered it. Then, to prepare for SMP, I shaved - and got such a scare that I quickly dropped the idea of SMP....

ah, so you shaved and just went with that?  Wish I has balls to do that!

[Xanadu]

3 minutes ago, 540Oak said:

ah, so you shaved and just went with that?  Wish I has balls to do that!

Then I told them to keep their deposit and started growing it out again! So - now I'm headed for a HT instead.

[StillAlive]

I dreaded the head shave and resorted to ridiculous combovers for years. 

When the doc shaved my head pre-op I just wished I had done it 5 years earlier. It can be tremendously liberating, don't knock it 'till you've tried it. 

[Xanadu]

3 hours ago, StillAlive said:

I dreaded the head shave and resorted to ridiculous combovers for years. 

When the doc shaved my head pre-op I just wished I had done it 5 years earlier. It can be tremendously liberating, don't knock it 'till you've tried it. 

I've never had combovers and never would. I would feel horrible if I was walking around trying to hide something. So I have just kept a buzz and other shorter and shorter hairstyles... and I've been fine with that. 

Until it was getting a bit too much loss of hair... so then I thought to do SMP, but after shaving I didn't recognize myself... I still didn't use a hat, fibers, comb over or anything and didn't hide even if I wasn't too thrilled about the look. Others told me it looked good, but to me it looked like a different person. So I grew it out again... and am looking to do a HT now.

[StillAlive]

Whatever makes you feel comfortable dude, it's the whole point of getting an HT after all, looking like you do inside your head

[tanner1987]

On 11/11/2022 at 6:00 AM, 540Oak said:

I am strongly considering getting SMP.  Has anyone got it and then regretted it?  Feel free to to send me a private message.  

I got it 7 years ago. At first I loved it; it helped my insecurities around my hair loss. I was in my late 20s at the time and I wasn’t ready to be bald. Then my scalp started suffering from razor burn from the constant shaving; I had a particularly bad case, and this was really unpleasant. I switched to an electric razor, which helped a lot, but it doesn’t keep the hair short enough for as long. The constant keeping it short thing became a hassle over time, and the anxiety of having to shave it every single day to avoid any contrast. Fast forward to now, I’m in my mid-30s and more than happy/ready to embrace my total baldness, so I am letting my SMP fade away - and fading away it is. I’m in a slightly awkward stage now where I have a visible horseshoe because I’m letting it fade away, but I need to keep my hair really really short because any contrast is more obvious. I am now considering laser, but I will probably just persist as it is for the time being.

Having tried Rogaine, with bad side effects, and seriously considered HT, and having tried SMP, I would encourage anyone just to embrace their baldness and to spend the money on a personal trainer and good wardrobe instead. In my opinion it’s not worth the stress.

[HairLineInk-79]

I personally underwent scalp micropigmentation (SMP) and experienced its transformative effects. Witnessing its impact on my confidence and appearance, I dedicated myself to mastering this technique. Over time, my commitment to excellence in SMP led me to become recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in the field.Make sure you ask questions to any artist you choose!

[OliverAtom]

On 1/7/2024 at 12:28 AM, HairLineInk-79 said:

I personally underwent scalp micropigmentation (SMP) and experienced its transformative effects. Witnessing its impact on my confidence and appearance, I dedicated myself to mastering this technique. Over time, my commitment to excellence in SMP led me to become recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in the field.Make sure you ask questions to any artist you choose!

Congratulation @HairLineInk-79

[deep7]

On 12/11/2023 at 11:44 AM, tanner1987 said:

I got it 7 years ago. At first I loved it; it helped my insecurities around my hair loss. I was in my late 20s at the time and I wasn’t ready to be bald. Then my scalp started suffering from razor burn from the constant shaving; I had a particularly bad case, and this was really unpleasant. I switched to an electric razor, which helped a lot, but it doesn’t keep the hair short enough for as long. The constant keeping it short thing became a hassle over time, and the anxiety of having to shave it every single day to avoid any contrast. Fast forward to now, I’m in my mid-30s and more than happy/ready to embrace my total baldness, so I am letting my SMP fade away - and fading away it is. I’m in a slightly awkward stage now where I have a visible horseshoe because I’m letting it fade away, but I need to keep my hair really really short because any contrast is more obvious. I am now considering laser, but I will probably just persist as it is for the time being.

Having tried Rogaine, with bad side effects, and seriously considered HT, and having tried SMP, I would encourage anyone just to embrace their baldness and to spend the money on a personal trainer and good wardrobe instead. In my opinion it’s not worth the stress.

My journey is the opposite, I've been shaving since I was ~22. I know exactly what it means to embrace baldness, as I've been doing it for 13 years. However, now at 35 for some reason I decided to get a HT and then SMP (combined to create some 3D effect) and still shave because it frames my face much better and I always liked the shaved look. Each person has their own journey, and there are some that have already embraced their baldness for years but want to play a bit with how they look.

Edited April 16 by deep7

[Antonfarat]

On 12/11/2023 at 12:44 PM, tanner1987 said:

I got it 7 years ago. At first I loved it; it helped my insecurities around my hair loss. I was in my late 20s at the time and I wasn’t ready to be bald. Then my scalp started suffering from razor burn from the constant shaving; I had a particularly bad case, and this was really unpleasant. I switched to an electric razor, which helped a lot, but it doesn’t keep the hair short enough for as long. The constant keeping it short thing became a hassle over time, and the anxiety of having to shave it every single day to avoid any contrast. Fast forward to now, I’m in my mid-30s and more than happy/ready to embrace my total baldness, so I am letting my SMP fade away - and fading away it is. I’m in a slightly awkward stage now where I have a visible horseshoe because I’m letting it fade away, but I need to keep my hair really really short because any contrast is more obvious. I am now considering laser, but I will probably just persist as it is for the time being.

Having tried Rogaine, with bad side effects, and seriously considered HT, and having tried SMP, I would encourage anyone just to embrace their baldness and to spend the money on a personal trainer and good wardrobe instead. In my opinion it’s not worth the stress.

Similar experience here. Got it early 20s and really helped me put behind me baldness. I was already buzzing it before so shaving down wasn’t huge, and I did it so early that most people didn’t notice it when my hair completely went. 
 

10 years later, and let me echo the thoughts of Tanner, shaving every day becomes massively burdensome. You get older, a little more confident in your own skin and also a little lazier, and having to shave every single day (not a choice mind you - but a must if you want to keep it undetectable) becomes beyond burdensome. Mine has barely faded in 10y in all honesty, so I doubt it ever will, or at least completely. 
 

I am now contemplating a HT to add at least some 3D ness so give me at least a few days break from shaving daily, before it becomes noticeable. Nowadays, I get about 24h.
 

If that doesn’t work probably gonna go the laser away one day, problem with that is people in my life don’t really know I had anything done. Having had it done so long ago, most people I know today met me after and just see a guy with a shaved head. Showing up one day with a full blown nw7 might be a little bizarre. 
 

Just my 2 cents. 

[SeekingStubble]

On 4/16/2024 at 6:30 AM, deep7 said:

My journey is the opposite, I've been shaving since I was ~22. I know exactly what it means to embrace baldness, as I've been doing it for 13 years. However, now at 35 for some reason I decided to get a HT and then SMP (combined to create some 3D effect) and still shave because it frames my face much better and I always liked the shaved look. Each person has their own journey, and there are some that have already embraced their baldness for years but want to play a bit with how they look.

Do you have any pics of what the end result looks like with SMP + shaved HT? I'm in the exact same boat, shaving since early 20's and liking it but randomly got the urge to try to do something about it recently just because I'm tired of the extremely unaesthetic pattern of the stubble

 

[Andreas77]

I've had my SMP 10 years ago and it's still intact, got it done in Harley Street London. I don't regret it, it's served me well however you have to constantly shave your head and look after your scalp with sunlotion. It's showing signs of deteorating but I'm going for an HT instead of topping it up

[Rob F]

On 10/21/2024 at 10:51 AM, Andreas77 said:

I've had my SMP 10 years ago and it's still intact, got it done in Harley Street London. I don't regret it, it's served me well however you have to constantly shave your head and look after your scalp with sunlotion. It's showing signs of deteorating but I'm going for an HT instead of topping it up

Hi mate can I send you a couple messages over DM ? I’m literally going through the same thought process as you’ve said with my faded smp and really looking into the HT route would love to get some advice if possible ? 
 

cheers 

[Andreas77]

5 hours ago, Rob F said:

Hi mate can I send you a couple messages over DM ? I’m literally going through the same thought process as you’ve said with my faded smp and really looking into the HT route would love to get some advice if possible ? 
 

cheers 

Sure

[Silent1234]

On 10/21/2024 at 11:51 AM, Andreas77 said:

I've had my SMP 10 years ago and it's still intact, got it done in Harley Street London. I don't regret it, it's served me well however you have to constantly shave your head and look after your scalp with sunlotion. It's showing signs of deteorating but I'm going for an HT instead of topping it up

Do you have any photos you could share with the community here as this would be very helpful. I’m sure many would like to see what it looks like after 10 years. 

[Adam]

I was very concerned about having it at first, having seen the work performed on other people.  It looked totally unnatural, although if you find the right person with history of having a good rep then you can reap positive improvement's in your hair line.  I just had one and I am happy with my result.  One black flag, is that if the practitioner says one session is enough, then you know they are no good.  This requires 3-4 session's before you get the optimal result.  Here are my recent before and after pics.