Tricopigmentation and shaving effects, what’s it?

For most people suffering from androgenetic alopecia, wearing wigs to cover their hair loss doesn’t cut it. So instead of wearing wigs, they’ll rather wear hats or go about their business with their bald and receding hair with little or no care. Some even do not show interest in hair restoration treatments, whether surgical or not, because of their demands or fear of complications.

No matter what reason people may have for their resignation to fate for not correcting their hair loss, there’s a possibility that their inaction is probably a product of ignorance, lack of resources to obtain hair restoration treatments, or fear of complications that’ll further complicate their appearance that’s already altered by hair loss. That’s why we’re here to show you that there is an aesthetic solution for baldness and hair thinning that’s very affordable, safe, and doesn’t demand so much time and resources from patients. This solution is tricopigmentation.

Whether you’ve heard about it before or not, this article will discuss what tricopigmentation is. It’ll also show you the shaving effect it gives areas of the head suffering from androgenetic alopecia such that you won’t have any need to cover your hair either with a wig or hat.

What’s Tricopigmentation?

Tricopigmentation is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure for both men and women which involves the coverage of areas of the hair suffering thinning and baldness with an illusion of full hair around the same areas. It consists of creating semi-permanent coverage around these sparsely populated or hairless areas using micro-dots from organic pigments deposited on the skin’s surface layer. This procedure is painless, harmless to the skin, and has no side effects.

As great as tricopigmentation presents itself, it’s not a permanent solution. But that doesn’t make it bad because it offers a good alternative for people whose hair transplant has gone from good to bad, those who had a botched hair transplant, or those who don’t want capillary prosthesis or other cosmetic procedures due to their disadvantages. Tricopigmentation embodies an outstanding simulation of natural hair with full density to create visual coverage. Given the components of the organic pigments used, this procedure is biocompatible, hypoallergenic, and reversible, but with a shaving effect for bald and optical density for those that aren’t and aren’t suffering hair loss.

The Features of the Shaving Effects of Tricopigmentation

Essentially, the shaving effect of tricopigmentation is aimed at concealing hairless areas of the head. For a person who chooses tricopigmentation, what they get around those areas is an effect that’s similar to the appearance of someone who has shaved their hair low. You’ll notice that small hair with a pointed shape creeps out for that person. This appearance that tricopigmentation imitates when organic pigments are deposited in dots that look like those tiny hairs.

With this, instead of having a barren spot on the hair extending to other areas, you can have it covered with this shaving effect made possible by tricopigmentation. In addition to this, the shaving effect is also reconstructive in forming a new hairline pattern. So whether you want the pattern before thinning and baldness occurs, or you want an entirely new pattern, the shaving effect of tricopigmentation can offer it all. All of these are aimed at totally hiding hair loss without any trace or negative alteration to your appearance.

What are the Precautions of Getting Tricopigmentation?

Before you get tricopigmentation, you must consider certain things. Some of these things include:

Consultation

It’s almost impossible to displace the significance of consultation to any form of treatment, whether it’s cosmetic or medical. It is essential for getting the best outcomes for the procedures performed. For tricopigmentation, the same thing applies. Pregnant women, people with grey or red hair, psoriasis, dermatitis, and folliculitis can’t have this procedure. And it can only be determined with a consultation.

Anti-inflammatory Drugs

In addition to consulting the physician, you should also avoid anti-inflammatory drugs for about a week before the procedure is performed. Drugs like aspirin, minoxidil, topical products, and anticoagulants.

After the Treatment

The following are some of the things you should also avoid after the procedure is completed:

• Avoid sources of heat for at least a week after. This could be a hot bath, hammam, sauna, and the direct effect of sunlight.
• Avoid scratching the area where the organic pigments are deposited until they are firmly installed into the skin.
• Don’t wash or disinfect the area until the third day after the procedure to avoid washing the whole pigments off.
• Avoid consumption of alcohol until the treated area is fully healed.

Why Do People Choose Tricopigmentation Despite Being a Temporary Solution?

As you must have found out already, tricopigmentation is meant to be temporary. But people still choose it, and their reasons aren’t secrets. They choose tricopigmentation because of its affordability. Compared to other cosmetic procedures or hair restoration treatments, it’s relatively cheaper. It’s also fast as you won’t require more than 4 hours for the sessions and one-time maintenance a year after the sessions.

Additionally, it’s safe because the needles used for the injection are specially designed to stay on that skin’s surface and not beyond it while they drop an equal amount of the pigments around the bald areas. Another thing is that our morphology undergoes several changes, so the best way to handle this is to have a procedure that’s adaptive to all these changes. So that’s why tricopigmentation is the best option.

How Shaving Effect of Tricopigmentation Complement Hair Transplant

Hair transplant involves the transfer of hair from an area that’s populated, known as a donor site, to an area that it isn’t. Tricopigmentation complements hair transplant in a couple of ways. The first is covering the donor site where hair is removed. For example, if it’s the strip method, there’s a possibility for a post-operative scar. Tricopigmentation can cover this scar. Similarly, suppose the hair transplant didn’t bring the most desirable result based on the patient’s condition, or there’s a lack of density in the result. In that case, tricopigmentation can hide all these setbacks.

Conclusion

While tricopigmentation is still less than two decades old, it’s shown outstanding results in itself and its diffusion with other cosmetic procedures and hair restoration treatments. With the possibility of getting better in the coming years, it remains one of the best choices for your hair loss.