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Does Scalp Micropigmenation harm existing hair and transplanted hair?

AR2D2Nov 13, 2015
I underwent a 2800 graft FUT strip procedure a little over 3 months ago following partial scalp micropigmentation along my temples 2 months before that. 1) Will my existing scalp micropigmentation have effect on my future FUT results? 2) Will further scalp micropigmenation to fill in the top of my scalp harm my transplanted and existing hair? Thanks for any help you can give!

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