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How To Avoid Low-Quality SMP?

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SMP is fast-emerging as an effective and safe hair restoration treatment method to treat baldness, thinning hair, and receding hairline. But it can go wrong too. So how do you avoid a low-quality SMP treatment? Well, the most important point worth considering is the skills and expertise of the scalp artist. Trusting a tattoo artist for SMP amounts to ruining your scalp micropigmentation dreams. Do not be fooled by tall claims made by tattoo artists that claim to give you awe-inspiring results. tattoo artists are not skilled SMP practitioners. They don’t know much about SMP, which is quite different from...

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Best Sunscreen For Your Scalp

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You enjoy going into the sunlight. But prolonged exposure to UV rays is damaging to the skin. Sunscreens protect skin from the harmful effects of solar rays. The story is the same with those who have undergone scalp micropigmentation treatment. SMP is a hair restoration solution for those with pattern baldness. It involves the use of needles to insert pigment into the scalp to create a look of a shaved head. Ideally people with baldness, receding hairline, and thinning hair seek SMP help. A majority of SMP clients prefer a buzzed head look. But how does sunlight damage SMP? Sun...

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Can SMP Go Wrong?

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Yes and no. Yes, scalp micropigmentation can go wrong due to various reasons. Wrong products can make the procedure look fake. The size of needles matters the most in scalp micropigmentation and can ruin the results if a wrong size is chosen. First things first, your choice of SMP practitioner will play a crucial role in the treatment result. If you choose a tattoo artist for the job, you can expect a bad end result. Choosing a skilled SMP technician with experience in scalp micropigmentation and access to the best quality SMP products is the right way to go. What...

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How Deep Does a SMP Needle Go?

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How deep should the needle go in the skin? When it comes to scalp micropigmentation, it is a hair tattoo, which is different from a normal tattoo. SMP uses a different set of needles. Scalp technicians prefer a 3-point-micro-needle that are significantly smaller than a tattoo needle. SMP is a long-term hair restoration solution that can last four and six years and requires touch-ups. How deep should SMP needle go? SMP aims to deposit pigment in the dermis layer, which is just beneath the epidermis or top layer. During scalp micropigmentation, SMP artist chooses to deposit the pigment 1.5 to...

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Is Scalp Micropigmentation Same as Tattoo

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There are a only few similarities between scalp micropigmentation and tattoo. Both SMP and tattoos use a handheld machine to implant pigment into the skin with a microneedle. Now that’s where the similarities end. Both procedures use different needles, pigments, and techniques for implanting the ink. In fact, SMP artists are trained and skilled in using specialized tools to implant pigment into the client’s skin. While a majority of people choose SMP to cover scalp problems, tattoo is more like a cosmetic procedure that clients prefer for fun. Which needle is used for scalp micropigmentation? SMP involves using a microneedle,...

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