You don’t have to check every box, but these are common patterns for ideal SMP candidates:

• Your hairline has receded and you miss the way your face used to frame.
• You see scalp showing through in photos or under downlighting, even after styling.
• You’ve tried fibres, sprays, or concealers and are tired of the daily maintenance.
• You like or accept the idea of a short or buzzed style and just want it to look intentional.
• You have scars or patchy spots from transplants, injuries, or alopecia.

If your main goal is to look better in the mirror, on FaceTime, and in everyday photos — not to regrow hair — you’re already thinking in the right lane for SMP.

SMP is flexible. These are some of the most frequent “before” stories:

• Receding corners / temples: You still have hair on top but the front frame has vanished.
• Crown or diffuse thinning: You see a “see-through” look from above or in bright light.
• Transplant scars: FUT strip scars or FUE dot patterns that shine through short hair.
• Alopecia patches: Uneven loss that makes styling stressful and unpredictable.
• Full baldness: You keep it shaved and want a consistent buzz-cut look instead of bare scalp.

In each case, SMP is used to rebuild the visual pattern so your scalp reads as hair, not skin, at a normal viewing distance.

Some situations call for extra care or a medical opinion before moving ahead:

• Active skin conditions on the scalp (severe psoriasis, eczema, infections, open wounds).
• History of keloid scarring or unusual healing responses.
• Uncontrolled medical issues that affect healing or immunity.
• Allergies to pigments, numbing agents, or topical products used in the process.

In these cases, we’ll usually recommend you get clearance from a medical professional and may adjust the plan, timing, or decide that SMP isn’t the right move right now.

SMP is low maintenance, but it isn’t completely hands-off. A good fit usually means:

• You’re willing to keep your hair at a consistent short length if we’re building a buzz look.
• You can follow basic aftercare for a few days after each session.
• You understand that some fading over years is normal and may need future touch-ups.
• You want your hair situation to feel settled day to day, not perfect under every filter.

The more your expectations line up with what SMP is designed to do — visual engineering, not biology — the happier you’ll be with the result.

If you’re not sure whether to choose SMP or something else, it can help to see the trade-offs clearly:

• Just shaving: Clean and simple, but can still show shine and uneven patches.
• Hats: Easy cover, but you can’t wear one everywhere, and people know why it’s there.
• Fibres / sprays: Good for some, but can rub off, sweat out, or become a ritual.
• Transplants: Real hair in new places but limited by donor area and can leave scars.

SMP often becomes the piece that calms everything down visually — on its own or on top of the tools you already use — so mirrors, FaceTime, and social photos stop feeling like a problem.