SouthCoast Magazine Winter 2015 | Page 32

SCALP MicroPigmentation Changing lives one ink dot at a time s a medical practitioner in the hair restoration industry, I see many different cases on a weekly basis. Some cases are straight forward while others require extra attention. Five years ago a young man named John (not his real name) came in to the New Hair Institute for a consultation. He had no hair anywhere on his body, he wore prosthetic eyebrows and he had no eyelashes. This medical condition is called Alopecia Totalis. A milder form of the same condition which leaves random bald patches on the head and body is called Alopecia Areata. Both conditions are caused by a mal