Cape Times

Comb-over, hair piece or scalp tattoo?

- LIFESTYLE REPORTER

THERE are men who will go to great lengths to conceal the fact they are balding.

We’ve all seen those movie scenes where a guy’s toupee flaps over, usually in a comical way, or it gets blown off by the wind – leaving the guy embarrasse­d as his bald patch is exposed, secret revealed.

Well it’s not much of a secret when most people can see that the person is wearing a toupee.

Then there are those hairstyles guys go to instead of wearing a wig.

The guy who opts for the comb-over is the one who puts in the most effort with the least believable results.

It takes skill, patience and a whole lot of product to slick your hair over from one side of the head to the other in an attempt to cover that bald patch.

If a guy is really serious and has the money – a substantia­l amount of it – then they would most likely look into hair implants.

This a serious surgical procedure that involves redistribu­ting your own hair, usually from the back of your head or other parts of the body, to where your hair is thinning or bald.

But wait: now men have yet another method to explore on their journey to believable hair growth.

If you’re keen on tattoos, then you will love this new craze: scalp tattoos.

Scalp tattoos create an illusion of a buzz cut.

They’re a non-surgical procedure that injects plant-based pigment into the scalp.

The procedure is carried out by specialist­s at scalpmicro­pigmentati­on clinics and some barber shops and the results reportedly last up to seven years.

 ??  ?? SCALP tattoos create illusion of a buzz cut. | INSTAGRAM
SCALP tattoos create illusion of a buzz cut. | INSTAGRAM

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