When you’re looking to go after a promotion at your current employer or you’re wanting a better job elsewhere, what’s holding you back? For some men (and a few women too), it’s their hairline. They’ve been noticing a receding hairline in one or more places on their scalp and they’re wondering what they can do about it.
One non-invasive method that’s gaining popularity in the UK and abroad is advanced tricho pigmentation. Let’s see how this has become the go-to solution for some people who don’t want the expense, discomfort, or involvement of hair replacement surgery but would like an improved (hair) appearance nonetheless.
What Is Advanced Tricho Pigmentation?
Advanced tricho pigmentation (ATP) is like getting a tiny tattoo on your hand or arm. It covers the area and you cannot see what is beneath it. Similarly, an ATP treatment involves recreating the appearance of hair follicles over the scalp by adjusting how the skin’s pigmentation appears.
For people who aren’t growing hair in a certain spot but want the appearance that it’s just been shaved down while sporting a shorter hair style, the ATP procedure can help create an improved appearance with skin pigmentation that looks like black hair follicles. The effect is convincing because it matches the normal appearance you’d expect to see on that part of the scalp.
For instance, the area above the neck would usually have some hair and look unusual if it has none. By using the ATP technique, the area can be adjusted so the skin’s pigmentation displays a regular appearance to the casual observer.
Is It Invasive?
No, it’s not invasive. Unlike with some other hair replacement procedures, there’s no anaesthesia administered, and no one goes under the knife. The process is different, but not dissimilar to getting a tattoo in terms of the sensation and therefore it is nothing like a medical procedure in that sense.
For anyone who has a fear of hospitals or getting medical procedures but would still like some improvement in the hair and scalp’s appearance, ATP represents an interesting newer option. It’s also more affordable than some other treatments and has a minimal recovery time compared to typical hair replacement surgeries.
A Fuller, Thicker Look
It doesn’t always make sense to get extensive hair surgery on all parts of the scalp that have a hair loss problem. Some locations just aren’t that suitable for these types of procedures. In other cases, the affected area is small enough that adding hair in the right place is tricky or just won’t make much of a difference to the overall appearance while adding to the discomfort and recovery time of the patient.
With ATP, it opens up more options to create a fuller-looking head of hair. Hair styles can be cut to gradually reduce the hair length down to the point where there’s hair loss and then use ATP to create an adjusted pigmentation to complete the look. This is often a much simpler solution that still visually adds a noticeable improvement.
If you’re finding that your confidence has been shaken because of mocking comments about your hairline, maybe its time to do something about it. It’s never too late to make some improvements to your life