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Scalp SMP removal by laser and its effect on subsequent hair transplant?

cosmos37Dec 26, 2016
I wish to have scalp smp removed by laser and then have a hair transplant in the future. Would laser removal of smp impact the growth of transplanted hair?

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Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS

Gromace:Thank you for your question. We recommend an in person visit to have a close up examination. We find  it is best to test the scar tissue to see how it accepts the pigment. We use only organic pigment from Beauty Medical, it is temporary because it is organic which means it will be ...

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Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS

Roco101, No it would depend on the smp procedure, whether you are looking to go down the permanent or temporary pigment route. We offer an all organic ink from Beauty Medical, which is a temporary solution. It would also depend on the shade of gray. If your hair is salt and pepper color that ...

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Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS

Vputtas,It all depends on the healing in your case and hair growth. Our scalp trico-pigmentation uses 100% organic ingredients Beauty Medical supplied, hence safe. The needle depth is very shallow at only .5mm, so it should not damage the hair. All the best,Bernardino A. Arocha, MD

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Bernardino Arocha, MD, FISHRS

Chillpill898,Thanks for the question. We use 100% organic inks from BeautyMedical. It is completely safe. Advance stage male pattern men can have a trico-pigmenatation procedure to create a" buzz" look. It is fine to use in hair transplant recipients. It can increase "density" in thinning areas....

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Jae Pak, MD

There are great hair transplant results and bad hair transplant results.  Likewise there are great SMP results and bad SMP results.  There is no way to tell why your have bad results. 

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There are great hair transplant results and bad hair transplant results.  Likewise there are great SMP results and bad SMP results.  There is no way to tell why your have bad results. 

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