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Can I do FUE or any hair transplant after SMP in future?

I'm 24 years old. I'm a Norwood 6 or 7. I'm planning of doing SMP full head coverage and wanted to check whether its possible to do Hair transplant in the future say after 7-10 years? will SMP proceedure damage my head ?

Doctor Answers 4

FUE and SMP

February 22nd, 2017
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There's no issue with having an SMP and FUE procedure done on the same area, in any order, provided that you wait enough time in between for the skin to heal. Neither one permanently damages the skin or affects the future outcome of the other.

Sean Behnam, MD


Santa Monica Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 77 reviews

February 22nd, 2017

FUE and SMP

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There's no issue with having an SMP and FUE procedure done on the same area, in any order, provided that you wait enough time in between for the skin to heal. Neither one permanently damages the skin or affects the future outcome of the other.

Sean Behnam, MD


Santa Monica Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 77 reviews

Can I do FUE or any hair transplant after SMP in future?

August 2nd, 2016
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You can have an FUE procedure after an SMP. In fact we have worked with patients that had botched SMP and was able to repair the SMP through transplanting. The only time not to do an FUE after an SMP is during the healing of an SMP just after the procedure. Or vice versa if you had an FUE first.

Web reference: http://gulfcoasthairrestoration.com/fuefinal/

William Woessner, MD

William Woessner, MD
New Orleans Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews

August 2nd, 2016

Can I do FUE or any hair transplant after SMP in future?

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You can have an FUE procedure after an SMP. In fact we have worked with patients that had botched SMP and was able to repair the SMP through transplanting. The only time not to do an FUE after an SMP is during the healing of an SMP just after the procedure. Or vice versa if you had an FUE first.

Learn more: http://gulfcoasthairrestoration.com/fuefinal/

William Woessner, MD

William Woessner, MD
New Orleans Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews

You can have Scalp MicroPigmentation and have FUE later on. Or you can have FUE now and have SMP later on.

August 1st, 2016
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You can have Scalp MicroPigmentation and have FUE later on.  Or you can have FUE now and have SMP later on.  SMP will not damage our hair.

Web reference: https://newhair.com/resources/

Jae Pak, MD

Jae Pak, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 102 reviews

August 1st, 2016

You can have Scalp MicroPigmentation and have FUE later on. Or you can have FUE now and have SMP later on.

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You can have Scalp MicroPigmentation and have FUE later on.  Or you can have FUE now and have SMP later on.  SMP will not damage our hair.

Learn more: https://newhair.com/resources/

Jae Pak, MD

Jae Pak, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 102 reviews

FUE or transplants following SMP?

July 30th, 2016
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Yes, you can have FUE and/or a strip hair transplant procedure after you had Scalp Mcropigmentation.

Web reference: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/s

William Rassman, MD

William Rassman, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 28 reviews

July 30th, 2016

FUE or transplants following SMP?

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Yes, you can have FUE and/or a strip hair transplant procedure after you had Scalp Mcropigmentation.

Learn more: https://scalpmicropigmentation.com/s

William Rassman, MD

William Rassman, MD
Los Angeles Hair Restoration Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars 28 reviews

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