Female pattern baldness
If you have been given the news that you have FPHL – Female Pattern Hair Loss or Alopecia, Scalp MicroPigmentation can help.
Female pattern baldness is generally permanent hair loss with limited treatment options, and while some medications, lifestyle and food choices can help, most turn to camouflaging.
Hair Loss affects one in three woman
Hair loss can occur in women for reasons other than female pattern baldness, including the following:
- Temporary shedding of hair that may occur after surgery, pregnancy or after a major illness (telogen effluvium)
- Breaking of hair (from such things as styling treatments and twisting or pulling of hair)
- Patchy areas of total hair loss (alopecia areata – an immune disorder causing temporary hair loss)
- After chemotherapy and from some other medications
- Certain skin conditions
- Hormonal imbalance (excess testosterone or thyroid hormone imbalance)
- Iron or vitamin deficiency
- Diseases like diabetes or lupus
If you are after a simple camouflage option, Scalp MicroPigmentation can certainly help create the illusion of a fuller head of hair.
Scalp camouflage
Scalp MicroPigmentation is here if you need it – it is a permanent camouflage for the scalp so that you don’t see through to the skin colour beneath the thinning hair.
The typical pattern of female pattern baldness is different from that of male pattern baldness. The hair thins all over the head, but the frontal hairline is maintained. There may be a moderate loss of hair on the crown, but this rarely progresses to total or near baldness as it may in men.
The high contrast between a dark hair and a light scalp below is the most obvious combination. We can treat white hair, blonde as well as brown and black by reducing this contrast with layering pigment on the scalp therefore reducing the light scalp colour showing through the hair. If you have used hair thickening fibers or coloured hair spray before then this can give the same illusion only permanent if these are placed down on the scalp. Some ladies will colour their hair leaving the tint or colour to stain their skin – if this sounds like you, the Scalp MicroPigmentaiton is a more permanent treatment for this style of result.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Melissa Carr Cosmetic Tattooing wants to ensure that you are thrilled with the results of your Scalp Micropigmentation procedure long after you leave our clinic.
Within the first year of your SMP procedure if you feel you need a little extra touch up this is done free of charge.

Melissa Carr | Scalp Micropigmentation Specialist
Frequently Asked Questions
Scalp MicroPigmentation is suitable for Men and Women, it is suitable for a shaved look, for hair density, Alopecia and for scar camouflage.
Medical conditions, and medications determine your suitability for SMP. Other factors that determine your suitability are for women - whether you are pregnant or breastfeeding etc. Although, we will complete very thorough paperwork prior it's important that you disclose anything that may affect your suitability.
Not always. SMP for baldness always look best shaved to a number 1 or number zero as this will blend in perfectly and look the same texture.
For a client with thinning hair wanting to add a thicker fuller look, theres no need to shave the scalp, we can add hair density amongst the existing hair to create a thicker fuller look. This includes adding hair density to complete a fuller look after a hair transplant.
Proper care following your procedure is necessary to achieve the best results. We will provide you with a detailed aftercare sheet on the day. This will include:
- Application of a topical aftercare cream, depending on which procedure you have.
- No heavy exercise for 7 days, however you can do low cardio exercise such as weights and walking but no exercise that will cause heavy sweating, this includes saunas.
- No ocean or pool swimming for 7 days.
We talk in detail about expectations of both the client & treatment. We talk about custom designing YOUR age appropriate hairline. A test patch can be carried out.
We discuss pigment tones, Shape and Balance of your facial features. We pencil in a hairline (for those that are bringing their hairline bought forward). We check the condition of the scalp, we show you before and after photos relevant to your own scenario.
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Central Auckland clinic
Our Scalp MicroPigmentation Clinic is centrally located in Point Chevalier, only 21 kms from the airport and just a few minutes drive to the CBD.
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West Auckland clinic
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