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    Talking tattoo micropigmentation self trial, PICS!

    hey guys, i am a newbie here but i was looking for ways to treat my baldness. im 30 and have been balding since my early 20s and have been shaving my head since i was 25.

    anyway i dont want to go the HT or meds route so i was looking for other alternatives and came across tattooing.of course i had concerns with blobs, color changing,etc. but the FAQs section REALLY HAD ME CONSIDERING THE PROCEDURE.

    ANYWAYS... i am bored at home drinking some beers when i tried to picture what i would look like then BAM! got the idea. i went and got my wife's mascara and dabbed the little brush on my bald spots. for me doing this the very first time it looked pretty good so i took some pics.

    then i decided to show my wife, and she was puzzled like "you look different" i said "in a good way?? she said "hmmm,you look younger... wait you have HAIR!" of course i was happy,i showed her up close and we had a good laugh. i told her "i should of done this on our wedding day!'
    the thing is at first she didnt want me to get the procedure but she realized how it made me feel and now she supports my decision.

    i do have concerns such as
    -fading
    -blobbing
    -dots too big
    -permanent
    -real hair turning grey (although there is no history of greyness in my fam)
    -gotta keep my head buzzed for life ( i like my head shaved anyway tho)
    -looks too fake,etc


    cant think of anything else at the moment, but you get what im saying

    before you talk sh!t, just know i did this just to see what it was like and thought i would share.
    i would really like some feedback on this procedure, im trying to do as much research as possible

    p.s yes i kno it looks fake, it totally IS fake, i did it with my wife's mascara
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    We all understand how badly you want to look like you have your hair back, but I promise you that this is a really BAD IDEA! You are going to be sealing your fate with a lifetime of touchups that will evenly be imposable to make look natural. You will no longer be able to expose your head to sunlight and even if the shading looks natural from a social distance it will not once someone gets within 1 foot of you. It’s a ridiculous concept that you will regret having done in the future.

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    delphi,
    -do you know anyone personally who has gotten this procedure done?
    -have you done any kind of hair restoration?

    i read on one site that no touch ups are necessary, i have no hair left on top and i dont really know what options i have.

    im pretty much refusing to do HT or drugs,plus a hair piece is way out of the question. if you have more info for me id appreciate it,i just started researching this procedure and i cant find much info.
    of course i wont do it without FULLY finding out all angles negative and positive

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    Slothy, I don’t personally know anyone who was dumb enough to have this “procedure” done. Don’t be desperate and make a stupid decision. These boards are here for a couple of reasons and one to help desperate uniformed people to make smart decisions before it’s too late.
    Good luck!

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    so how is it a 'dumb' procedure? n youre not really helping out here either

    compared to other treatments,this is fairly new

    when HT and all these other treatments first came out people said they were dumb as well..
    thats why im trying to get as much info as i can

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    Slothy, it’s not a “procedure” it’s a tattoo! You’re considering having your head permanently tattooed with thousands of little dots. I’m sorry if you don’t think that I’m helping, because I'm attempting to help you avoid disaster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Delphi View Post
    Slothy, I don’t personally know anyone who was dumb enough to have this “procedure” done. Don’t be desperate and make a stupid decision. These boards are here for a couple of reasons and one to help desperate uniformed people to make smart decisions before it’s too late.
    Good luck!
    I had it done and it is great....what is dumb is 10s of thousands of dollars spent on HTs, chemicals, and hairpieces which I was an idiot and bought as well. My wife cannot tell the difference being less than a foot away. I dont worry about anything now. Yes I do miss having hair but it simply is not worth it. Even if I need a touch up one day big deal...spend way less on that than a lifetime of the other maintenance costs. I have real tattoos as well and they still look great after 20 years. Most people you encounter are not going to get as close as your wife or significant other and I could care less anyway now because it is a real part of me and does give the illusion of a nice dense full head of hair that is buzzed really close. I admit my little bit of a HT helps with the illusion on my hairline and I am lucky to have quite a bit of hair up there at 47. Not sure if I would recommend this to guys who have zero growth up there. Just try to be a little more optomistic. The people I worked with are not fly by nighters and the owner has it done as well and helped me through this because he lived the same nightmare. I am sure there are some shady peeps out there doing this as well but that goes for all of the hair industry. You got to remember we live in an age of accountability and most of these businesses have to protect themselves legally and are not going to be stupid and ruin peoples lives for a quick buck without facing penalties.

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    Default This is me after the procedure

    me with a headstyl
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    William,

    It looks great. I have a few questions though. If someone did what you did and at some point in the future wanted to get a hair transplant. Is that possible?

    thanks in advance.

    Jon.B

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    Quote Originally Posted by william View Post
    me with a headstyl
    It really look good .
    How about the sun ? could you expose your scalp to the sun ? I really like the idea if it look natural, and I want to hide the scars that I have from two hair transplant.

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