Hair Transplant Options

Thinking About a Hair Transplant - Or Not Happy with Your Results?

Scalp micropigmentation (SMP) is a game-changing alternative or a complement to hair transplants. Whether you’re weighing your options or have already had a transplant, SMP can restore the look of a fuller, natural look, boost your confidence, and save you time and money.

Although hair transplants are the only way to relocate real hair on the scalp, they often come with challenges like:

High costs - a good transplant costs 10x more than SMP
Hormone altering medication for life, or the hair falls out
Results can be painful, patchy, and may take up to 6 months to reveal whether it worked.

SMP avoids all of that. By replicating thousands of tiny hair follicles, it creates the appearance of thicker, denser hair - with immediate visible results every session, and finished results in just a month.

It’s reliable, non-surgical, and delivers an undetectable, natural finish that restores the look of thicker, fuller hair. Whether you’re choosing SMP instead of a transplant or to complement one, the results go beyond looks - they allow you the freedom to forget about hair loss.

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Hair Transplant Density Not Enough

Many men are left disappointed with their hair transplant, still dealing with thin areas and juggling styles to hide them. This often happens with lower-cost transplants - too few grafts are used, retention levels can be low, and the importance of ongoing medication isn’t always explained. The truth is, if you paid under $20k for your transplant, there’s a good chance you’ll need SMP to finish off what your transplant started, and finally achieve the look you were originally hoping for.

When combined, SMP and hair transplants work perfectly together to create a seamless, natural look:

Increased Density: SMP expertly fills in thinner areas, creating the appearance of fuller, thicker hair and completing your transplant results.
Scar Coverage: Scars from surgery can limit how you barber or style your hair. SMP conceals them seamlessly, giving a natural, unrestricted finish.
Immediate Coverage: Unlike a transplant, which can take months to settle, SMP delivers visible, reliable results from the very first session — fast, predictable, and worry-free.

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Scar Coverage

Nobody wants to go through hair transplant surgery just to worry about visible scars. Residual scarring can affect your self-image and have an impact on the final result. Because scar tissue is made of fibers, not skin cells, it does not have hairs, sweat glands or blood vessels and generally has a pale or pink shiny appearance.

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FUT Scars

FUT hair transplants often leave a long, visible linear scar across the donor area, typically at the back of the head. These scars can widen over time, leading to a noticeable bald strip that forces many to keep their hair longer to hide the scarring. Unfortunately, even with longer hair, these strip scars can remain visible. Additionally, the direction of hair growth above and below the scar often changes, causing the hair on the back of the head to sit unevenly and making shorter hairstyles unsightly.

Several factors contribute to more prominent FUT scars, including:

Improper incision length (either too short or too long) resulting in scars that are too wide or widen over time
A tight scalp or poor surgical technique

Combining scalp micropigmentation with a hair transplant is a great solution for dealing with a surgery scar. SMP can effectively disguise the appearance of the strip where hair doesn’t grow, creating the illusion of fuller, more even coverage - allowing for slightly more freedom around hair styles.

FUE Scars

While most transplants these days use the FUE method, FUE hair transplants are they do generally still leave scarring in the donor area. Although the FUE process is less invasive than FUT, it is still a surgical procedure and involves extracting individual hair follicles using a small punch (typically 0.7mm–0.9mm), which creates tiny scars. When viewed collectively, these scars can give the donor area a “moth-eaten” or patchy appearance, especially if too many hairs are extracted from one area.

Prominent FUE scars can result from:

Over-extraction of hair follicles from the same area (e.g., 2,000–5,000 punches in one region)
Poor distribution of follicle extraction, leading to uneven, patchy donor areas

Scalp micropigmentation is an effective solution to disguise these scars and create more freedom around your choice of hairstyle. By mimicking the appearance of natural hair follicles, SMP seamlessly blends with your existing hair, restoring balance to your scalp and making scars virtually undetectable.

Recent Transplant & SMP Results

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Want more info about hair transplants & SMP?

If you’re ready to explore SMP as a standalone solution or enhance your hair transplant results, we’re here to help. We have vast experience with transplants and are happy to share what we've seen and learnt so far.

Contact us today to discover how SMP can provide the density you desire, restoring your confidence and transforming your style.

Hey I'm Lesley

One of Australia’s longest-serving SMP artists, and where people come when they just want it done right!

7 years, nearly 1,000 treatments, trained by global leaders means I have the experience to know what is needed to make YOU look good.

Specialising in natural hairlines, undetectable density, and repairing poor SMP - I've seen it all. I'm not for everyone — only those who want it to look ultra realistic.

With flexible scheduling, weekend appointments, payment plans and world class customer service - why not have a chat?

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   Brad Kernot 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I cannot recommend Lesley Highly enough, from the time from First consult through to starting, Lesley takes the time, explains everything so well and is so very caring. I have been going to Lesley for over 4 years ( to do my refreshes).I have had barbers ask me who has done my hair tattoo as they explain, whoever has done this has done an incredible job. Cannot recomend Lesley highly enough
  
 
     
   Wayne Gibson 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. With my Indian skin tone and a large raised hair‑transplant scar at the back of my head, SMP was always going to be challenging. Lesley was honest from the very beginning and clearly explained what results were realistic. It has now been one month since my SMP with Lesley, and my wife’s feedback is that it looks perfect—extremely natural and realistic. Lesley blended the SMP seamlessly around the scar, giving it a completely natural appearance. Thank you so much, Lesley
  
 
     
   Barry Sal 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’ve just finished my sessions with Lesley and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. While I’m not bald, I wanted a solution that would make my naturally thin hair appear fuller. Lesley has clearly perfected her craft, the results look incredibly natural and realistic. I’m absolutely thrilled with the finished result and would highly recommend Lesley and the team at Hairloss Ink.
  
 
     
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Lesley is the best smp specialist on the Gold Coast, if not all of Queensland. Her attention to detail is second to none and the most professional. I highly recommend her to everyone I can
  
 
     
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had 2 sessions done by Lesley and the result is amazing! I’ve seen some awful cheap jobs around that looked very fake but Lesley is a total pro! She’s also a really cool chick and we had lots of fun chatting in both sessions. Highly recommended!
  
 
     
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I recently got some female hairline filler by Lesley as I've always hated the wispy hair around my hairline. I can't believe how good it looks and just makes my hair look so much thicker. You're the best Lesley, I'll be sending all the girls your way x
  
 
     
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     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Just shave it. This person will go to the full mile to make sure it looks perfect. There's truly no one else I'd trust more.
  
 
     
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