Each treatment takes 2-4 sessions depending on the extent of your hair loss, how the skin heals, your skins current health condition, and your aftercare will also play a factor in how many sessions are needed. Each session is about 2-5 hours long and spaced 7-14 days apart for sessions 1 and 2, and 2-4 weeks apart for session 3. Saloon will follow up with clients 4-6 weeks after your last session for any final blending or 4th sessions that may be required.

SMP treatments can last up to 10 years! On completion of the final session, you should expect to see the strength of the colour for many years. The pigments used by Saloon are very stable once implanted into the skin. This is due to the absence of oils (glycerine, witch hazel, etc). This ensures the treatment will in general not require re-application for a number of years. However, over time with exposure to sun, individual skin health and natural skin shedding, slight fading may occur. This is normal, and why we offer refresher sessions to touch up and refresh the dots years on.

Touch ups are a simple procedure requiring only a few hours to complete and once again bring the treatment back to looking like new. We see most of our clients come in around 2-5 years for their refresher.

Saloon SMP offer a 12 month guarantee to cover for any fading, adjustments to hairline, or any areas that may need a little more blending within the first year of your treatment. You can ask about this when you chat with on our artists.

Instantly!

SMP is a process in which the artist replicates your existing hair follicles by placing colour matched pigment into the upper part of the dermal layer of your skin (the papillary layer). Using a specific SMP machine and micr-needles, just like a tattoo, the result is instant. Each session, we layer more and more dots in order to gain a completely realistic hairline that blends seamlessly into your existing hair.

Voilà!

Our pricing is based on the level of hair loss, which is different for each client, and the size of the area needing to be covered. Typically, client’s can expect treatment costs to range between $1,300 – $4,000 for density or full hairline creation.

We recommend setting up a free and confidential, no obligation consultation so we can evaluate your case and provide a personalised price quote based on your hair loss needs.

The majority of clients who have undergone this procedure have told us that after the first 20 minutes they get used to the sensation. Each client has a different experience, but SMP is quite tolerable. Because SMP penetrates the skin with a micro needle that is approximately 0.2mm in diameter at the insertion depth, there is very little bleeding, if any. There will however be an amount of redness that usually subsides over the following few hours. The pain is generally rated between a 2-5 out of 10. A numbing cream can be used for clients who have a low pain tolerance.

Depending upon the pattern and extent of the thinning hair, some clients are able to maintain a longer length of hair. Scalp pigmentation can help thicken areas so that less of the scalp is seen. However, if there is a strong pattern of hair loss or much hair density left, the client is recommended to shave it shorter and consider a new hairstyle.