Hair Transplant / SMP Combinations

For those of you who still have a good amount of hair, and aren't quite ready to shave your head, you don't have to! You can have the best of both worlds. Endless density from SMP combined with your own natural hair implanted through FUE surgery can create very real, natural looking, FULL results. Scalp micropigmentation combined with hair transplant surgery may be the right choice for some FULL clients. This is a great option for men or women who have some hair left and want more to fill in certain areas of the scalp.

Combination Procedures

Some of our clients want real hair, and SMP alone cannot provide that. Unfortunately many of these people make poor hair transplant candidates as they have already lost a lot of hair, and therefore have a sparse donor supply. The typical head consists of 100,000 hair follicles, the typical hair transplant can replace about 3,000 hair follicles…simple math tells us that’s just not enough to obtain a full head of hair. This is where a combination can provide the answer, or at least a better option for those who still want real hair.

A couple scenarios

If you've lost most of your hair, scalp micropigmentation is usually your best option. But you can enhance this by combining SMP with a hair transplant to add more depth and volume to your look. As long as you keep your head shaved, the SMP will provide the illusion of full density, while the transplanted hair provides a real feel and texture, a 3D effect to the overall appearance. The result is a more natural looking shaved look with hair that can be seen and felt throughout the head.

On the other hand, for some people who still have a significant amount of real hair left, it may be possible for them to keep their hair at a longer length and use SMP as a filler. This is ideal for hair transplant patients who were unable to achieve the desired density of hair following their procedure (a common occurrence). It's also ideal for men and women who have some areas with slight thinning, like in the crown area.

The best of both worlds

The hair transplant surgery option does have its merits, and many people like the feel of real hair on their scalps. By combining traditional hair restoration techniques and our highly advanced scalp micropigmentation process, you will benefit from the best of both worlds: real hair with real texture, with the illusion of thickness and fullness that only SMP can provide.

FUE vs FUT hair transplants

Although the strip/FUT method is usually the cheapest hair transplant option offered by surgeons, we recommend all FULL clients use the follicular unit extraction/FUE method instead. FUE causes much less scarring, and provides the best results when combined with SMP.