May 17 2005, 8:37 am PT | Posted in: Repair
I have tried hair systems, weaves and all of these newest innovations in this field. Then I started getting transplants in 1987, with 5 scalp reductions and 7 hair transplant procedures. The more I did, the worse I looked. So I came up with the idea that I could tattoo my scalp and make it look like hair by putting brown dots the color of my dark hair. I then shaved my head. The tattoos were done on my scars as well. For a while they looked OK, but then the brown color started to turn green. Now I have a green head. Do you have a solution for this? Can the tattoo color be returned or can they just be removed? What would you suggest?
I have seen problems like this in the past. Creative people come up with creative answers to problems, but when the solutions fail, the consequences are sometime profound. I have had two such patients: The first had terrible scars that were treated with a balloon insert to stretch the normal scalp so that the tattooed scalp could be removed. The balloon was in inflated 2-3 times each week for 10 weeks before the scar was removed. It worked nicely and he was fortunate to have enough normal scalp to stretch the excised scalp defect. The second patient went through the same thing you did. He did not have a great deal of hair left, but he did have enough to start to cover some of the most prominent balding areas . The bad scars were improved with some scar surgery and the transplants did help. This second patient and his girlfriend were very grateful for the improvement and remain amongst the most happy of my patients. It was an important lesson for me - that working through problems with the patient as a partner with realistic goals, is the best way to make the best out of a bad situation.
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After you made the tatoo…. how long did your head become green?
i had the same idea of tattooing tiny dots on my head, but due to your green head nightmare,i’m beginning to rethink procedure !!
I had a similar idea about tattooing some kind of pattern on my head that resembles hair, so it would mask the thinning areas on my head. At the age of 19, I noticed my bangs were thinning out a bit, so I thought I would get a buzz cut. After receiving my new look, I noticed a thin spot on the top of my head. My hair has never grown back since, and it keeps falling out. Now at the age of 25, it’s almost a completely bold spot, and my hairline is receding. There is someone who has tattooed their head, his name is Francois Sagat, and I found him doing a Google image search for “Hair Tattoo,” and the look seems to work for him. Just be warned that he is a gay porn star before you go looking him up though. YIKES! lol
Here’s a tip though, don’t go with a colored tattoo, go with the traditional tattoo color, or black. I do wonder why his brown colored tattoo turned green though. Maybe they didn’t use the best ink?
Well, to set everyone’s mind straight, my studio does “hair” tattooing all the time, and our ink does not turn green. Sounds like “cosmetic” ink was used, it frequently turns blue and green as it is vegetable based. We have women coming in all the time with blue or green eyebrows.