Q: What is your take on hair tattoos?
A: I don’t think that it is a good idea since, as the pigment is absorbed deeper into the skin, the tattoos tend to change color over time, developing a bluish hue. This gives a distinctly unnatural appearance.
However, techniques are improving and there is increasing demand for Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) procedures.
Read about Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP)
Q: Will cutting my hair short – skin level – adversely affect it? — M.H., Larchmont, NY
A: Hair shafts are not alive (only the follicle is), so cutting the hair will not affect its growth. Read about the Causes of Hair Loss in Men.
Q: I am a 45 year old woman and I am beginning to thin on the top of my scalp. I don’t want to use medications and I don’t think that I am quite ready for surgery. Is there anything else I can do? — E.H., Rye, NY
A: There are a number of things that you can do that can make you hair look more full and help disguise the thinning. Lightening ones hair will allow the hair to reflect more light and appear thicker. In lighter-skinned races it will have the additional advantage of decreasing the contrast between the hair and skin and thus the skin will essentially act as a filler between the strands of hair.
Streaking the hair is also helpful to make the hair look thicker. Waving or perming will help as well, as it will give the appearance of more volume. Normally, the hair tends to fall into a natural part where it is the thinnest. If you part your hair in the thickest area (usually the side opposite from where you are used to, or slightly lower on the same side) this will make the hair appear fuller and less see-through.
Finally, there are a number of cosmetic products that can make you look like you have more hair.
Visit the Cosmetics for Hair Loss page on the Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration website.
Q: I was at a party the other day and some women were talking about their boyfriend’s hair. I heard one refer to her ex-boyfriend as having a “bar code.” What is that? — B.A., New Albany, Ohio
A: A “bar code” is slang term used in Japan for a comb over.
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