I'm a 36 year old male from Canada. I first started experiencing male pattern baldness since I was about 24-25 years old, but because I've started shaving my head (voluntarily) since I was 18, it was never really an issue for me. Part of it is because my dad had the same issue, I know this was going to be my destiny.
A good friend of mine came to me about a year ago with the whole SMP treatment thing, which I thought was bogus at first. After seeing his 2nd treatment, however, I was blown away. However, at this point, I didn't feel the need to spend the money for myself as it was not a problem for me.
However, a few short months later, I started noticing that the receding at the crown was so bad to the point where the horseshoe is very visible even after a fresh shave (as seen attached). This is with Schick Hydro 5 blade shaved against the grain
Here are some pics taken 4 days after my 1st SMP treatment (with hair growth for about the same # of days).
What you will notice is that the density needs some work; this is as expected from a 1st treatment. The emphasis from this treatment is to define the hairline and outline where density needs to be applied in the subsequent treatments.
Redness was noticeable for the first 1-2 days, and subsided heavily after that. The SMP dots will shrink over the next few days.
I went for my 2nd SMP treatment 7 days after my first initial treatment. The focus today was to apply more density around the crown as well as the top of my head.
Here's a pic taken a day after this session.
It appears to be a lot darker than the last post you saw; keep in mind that a lot of it will fade. Redness is not as bad as after my first treatment (I guess my scalp got used to it)
And here's a pic I took earlier today under natural lighting. This is taken 10 days after my 2nd SMP treatment.
Overall, the journey thus far have been amazing. I am looking to wait another 45 days to go for my 3rd treatment. This is all dependent on how the ink fades from here till now.
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