Scalp Micropigmentation

If your hair was to turn grey later on in life, this would have no affect on your look after having Scalp Micropigmentation. Our pigments are specially formulated to settle into the scalp over time. This means that over the years, your SMP treatment will slowly become a lighter shade, whereas others may require a touch up to freshen or darken their SMP treatment, if your hair was to turn grey, you may never require a touch up session as you would simply allow the pigments to lighten naturally as your hair turns grey.

No. SMP can be referred to as a medical tattoo but the treatment is performed using a completely different technique to regular tattoos. The treatment is performed by our highly skilled SMP trained practitioner using specialist pigments created for the scalp only, not tattoo ink. The needles and equipment we use are also different to those used for regular tattoos.

All routine SMP treatments are performed over 3 separate sessions and this is the number of sessions included in your quote.

SMP is a Permanent solution to hair loss and will last a lifetime with maintenance touch ups along the way. How often you require touch ups depends on various factors such as your immune system, how you look after your treatment and UV exposure.

Some clients may require touch ups around every 4 to 6 years where as others may require touch ups around every three years. Some clients may never need a touch up. It really does differ from person to person. Touch ups are usually completed within 1 – 2 hours.

No. The SMP treatment does not damage existing hair growth nor does it damage hair growth from hair transplant procedures. Some clients even use SMP and hair transplants together to create their required density.

In fact some reports suggest that micro needling of the scalp can promote hair growth.

This varies depending on your skin type. Usually any redness will subside within a few hours to 24 hours after your SMP treatment. Some clients may experience redness for the following few days although this is quite rare.

Your scalp will not necessarily be sore after your treatment but you may experience slight itchiness at times as your skin is healing.

SMP would not be described as a painful treatment process but at times may cause mild discomfort to some. The level of any discomfort would be a 3 out of 10 at most.

Yes. Many of our clients have undergone hair transplant procedures and have not received their desired results. In these cases we use our Scalp Micropigmentation treatment to create a thicker look to any thinning hair.

We also treat clients who have head scars of any type including those from Hair Transplants.

Between 2-4 weeks. Since the epidermal layer of the skin regenerates about every 28 days, waiting for this period between procedures ensures adequate time for healing and allows for a more accurate assessment of pigment retention at follow-up visits. Typically the first and second sessions will be done two weeks apart, and we will wait four weeks between the second and third.

SMP mimics individual hair follicles to create the appearance of coverage and/or density. The SMP dots mimic and enhance the appearance of hair in regions that are thinning. SMP will not achieve the darkness that a heavily coated head of concealer would achieve as it is designed to look more natural.

Fortunately, there are solutions available for men and women who are experiencing generalised hair loss. Our scalp micropigmentation (SMP) is an effective treatment that can help individuals with alopecia regain their confidence.