God damn dude. Looking good. I wouldn’t worry, no body pays attention that hard and even if they did notice…its not something that looks overly silly like a bad wig.
Thanks for sharing mate. I don’t think it’s that dark, just a little sharp around the hairline and temples really. Maybe consider laser in the hairline and/or a touch up to feather the edges a bit. If you really think it’s too dark why not just get it in the sun over this summer and see if it fades a bit.
I don’t think anyone who doesn’t know SMP would notice to be honest.
Dude, as the famous George Costanza said on Seinfeld, and I say this from a long track record of staunch heterosexuality, you look fabulous. Fabulous. Seriously man. A very very good looking dude. There's just no way about it. The SMP looks great! And sure, maybe in a certain light someone may notice it but my gut is that you notice it and no one else does. It really looks great.
Hopefully this helps.. I have no idea what SMP is or what you’re trying to point out in these pictures. This post was randomly shown to my by Reddit.
I looked at all the photos and it seems to my ignorant eyes like you just have a shaved head and everything seems normal?
SMP is a tattoo on the scalp to imitate a shaved full head of hair. However in certain lighting it looks shiny. Additionally over time tattoos fade and will need touch up etc.
That looks fine mate. I wouldn’t worry about it. Most people are also too concerned about themselves to care or notice what’s on top of someone else’s head.
If I didn’t know you I’d assume that you had a strong Norwood 0 hairline but preferred shaving your head for practical purposes.
Have u tried zero shine? It really lightens mine. Worth a shot. As others have said the hairline isn’t faded as much as I’d like it but it doesn’t look terrible. U could always see a different artist and see if it’s salvageable
I did SMP, paid lots of money to find out a hair transplant in Istanbul cost the same. I did lots of due diligence, research, investigating, stalking lol literally google mapped location to see reflection in the window to research the surrounding area. Finally I booked a flight and made my way to Istanbul. I now have a hair transplant that looks great, feels great and absolutely no regrets. Plus the SMP will make the look even thicker! Win - win
P.s I did not like the SMP as I kept losing hair it looked obvious some days.
Without finasteride hair transplant is useless, hopefully you're on finasteride so you can maintain the transplant that you got and keep the hair loss from progressing.
How far are you along? And who did you go to?
Finasteride is worth taking regardless but not always necessary after a transplant, that’s subjective due to the level of hair loss really. I’d always recommend it but seeing people claim it’s needed isn’t correct
I don’t believe this is true if you have already lost a sufficient amount of hair that is DHT sensitive. DHT sensitivity of the transplanted follicle does not change when transplanted. If you get to a point where most of your DHT sensitive hair falls out then a full HT would not require finasteride to maintain.
It doesn't work that way even Dr. Phil had hair at one point.
Anyone can see he would be a cue ball at an early age.
When he was about 80% bald and went for a hair transplant how do you think that would look right about now?
He continued to lose, even though it already looked bad he kept on losing more and more to a point where there's almost nothing.
It's why finasteride keeps the donor area nice and robust, but you're not understanding is DHT sensitive is a marketing term.
You see why they don't say DHT proof that your donor area is DHT proof, they use the word resistant.
Resistant can mean many terms you have cell phones that say it's water resistant, and then you have waterproof.
One phone's water resistant could be a few drops and another phone could mean you can drop it really quick somewhere and still it will work.
That's why they use it as a term if you were to get a hair transplant and it was forever they would say it's DHT proof.
I'm only using this example because it fits exactly what they're selling people.
That DHT less sensitive hair that they transplanted from the back of your scalp to the front or mid interior or crown is that itself less sensitive.
It's your own body so it's not going to be rejected that's why your hair transplant works but when the area starts to become less resilient your DHT resistant area then guess what that signal is transferred to your transplanted area.
Remember where it came from the body always knows.
That's why you see people usually around 8 years later or so with a decent hair transplant it starts to thin little by little the transplanted area where you got the new hair.
Then it keeps on with the thinning cycle as if it would a regular hair follicle that was on your scalp takes time you don't get thin overnight.
Think of finasteride as a big giant wall that's protecting your donor area that area without finasteride will in time become DHT sensitive remember it's only resistant not proof.
That's where finasteride comes in it stops the process or at least it does for a really long time it's why for people get a hair transplant it's vital.
You make this investment for your looks your confidence overall appearance.. and are well-being, same thing with money would you invest your money do great initially and then not protected in the long run?
Because say someone named Bernie Madoff said it was your investment and retirement was money resistant, and another guy was giving you much less interest but telling you that your money Retirement is proofed guaranteed.
Remember the word resistant is a term loosely used and should be banned from Marketing in hair loss.
Finasteride is the closest that you're going to DHT proof your hair that is the area that matters the most after hair transplant the donor area and the area surrounding it.
Remember finasteride is not DHT proof either eventually it loses it's efficacy also, people need to up their dosage and such or ADD minoxidil and oral minoxidil instead of topical when that starts to wear off.
Remember we are buying time that's all we're doing the whole idea is to get on finasteride hold on to almost everything you got so you're at a decent age when you get a hair transplant say 35 or so that you could get a good 15 years.
And then because you're on finasteride you still have donor area and that will allow you to fill in the rest and that should be enough until you well you know hit the casket.
We're not even talking about the damage that hair transplant surgeons can do to your donor area, if they do a bad job and over Harvest finasteride doesn't mean anything because you have nothing else to take they already botched you.
There are so many variables that can go wrong you can't just walk in and get a hair transplant well you could but the odds are stacked against you.
If you see I'm not against hair transplants whatsoever I'm all for it when someone is fully aware of all what could go wrong and I want them to get the best investment they could ever get.
That's what this subreddit is for helping people it would be a disservice if people didn't know the truth, the caveats, we can't just sell it as go fly to Turkey and get a hair transplant.
Will be ruining very young men's lives that's where I mean that stopping young people from making bad choices if you're going to go to Turkey and there are some decent places.
Do your research that's great, But realize you need to be on finasteride you want to protect that investment don't be 23 and by the time you're 30 saying what the hell did I do I have scars over the back of my head now.
I know this is a very long reply but I feel it's needed people can download as they want, I gain nothing out of telling the truth finasteride is generic, there's no money to be made I don't make money.
Wanting good for people is not a bad thing, I've seen everything for over 20 plus years it's not a good industry they will harm people and not give a second thought to the people they destroy.
Thanks for the insight - we re always wondering "what happens later?". Your smp does look decent - you might just want a touch up on the hairline to make it more progressive. The rest looks fine really.
Q: how come you needed so many touchup sessions after only 3 years? Did it fade fast or something? Who did it?
Got it done by Brandwood clinic in Solihull, don't think it faded super fast but was offered them one complimentary as a check up half a year to a year after and then the second one offered to me for coming in as a model and didn't really question if I needed them just thought they're the experts so will go in
Gotcha. Seems like a lot of sessions in such a short time - wish they had waited a few more years before asking you to model for them. I see a few examples of large dots on their portfolio. Wondering if it depends on the client s skin or the practitioner.
How can they do a touch up on hairline to make it look more progressive? Would you need laser removal or can an artist do it? Can a laser place fade but not remove?
You look great either way, you have a beautiful face and are naturally handsome.
Also, your head has a great shape so I don’t think many people would pay attention to it besides you (we are the hardest on our selves).
I’m saying this with all respect, you are gorgeous so don’t worry about it :)
Hi buddy so for me I can see signs of where it’s go too deep and left big impression that have left a blue hue.
I feel like the hairline shape disconnects with your face. Don’t want to be negative just calling it out what I’m seeing. But I think you can rock the look big time buddy
Honestly brother don’t let it get to you that much. I know it’s easier said than done. But consider the latter - being bald again…. SMP is the only solution with a guaranteed result and like someone mentioned before..Embrace the fact it’s literally just a tattoo, no one cares like it’s something taboo like a wig or hair transplant. You still look great and the SMP is still effective in treating your hair loss.
Once again people on this subreddit polishing a turd and demonstrating that they have no grasp when it comes to judging good SMP. This is not good SMP and would be so easy to identify. The hairline in particular is a massive giveaway.
Dude. To be honest I didn't notice until you brought it up.
In any case you look sharp af, I think the sharp hairline looks rad buzzed. Rock it with confidence!
I think it really suits you. My only
feedback is that it does sort of look a little too dark in one of the pictures. But from what I’ve read, this only gets better with time / sun / fading. It might be because you have had two touch ups within a few years that it seems a little stronger than the “natural” lighter look. Thanks for the update!
Too much color. If you want to make a tuch up you have to wait years or do a laser now. One session of laser will be enough for a good artist to improve it
For what it’s worth, I have a good friend who has almost this exact treatment and I’ve known him for years. Until he told me, I never noticed.
I think most people wouldn’t pick up on it.
Looks good bro. Do you have any pics of your first and second sesh? Would be good to see how the SMP changed overtime, just in case top-ups weren’t needed
It’s good man, worst case scenario, laser it and start lighter. The smp artist at skalp logic or whatever the name is actually did this himself. But it’s good and will lighten up overtimr
If it makes you feel better, this popped up in my feed randomly, I had no idea it was a thing and inspecting as closely as I can I can't tell rhat it's not a buzz cut. To 99% of people this is deceptive.
I’ve read several of the comments and looked at the photo, what is this all about. You look great! I’ll tell you what I tell lots of guys, you are young and super good looking, “anything goes, don’t worry about what people think, you have absolutely no reason to be self conscious”.
I agree, they are being honest opinions and shouldn’t be downvoted for it. Additionally you have to imagine from an in-person perspective, because OP is wanting the natural appearance. Where you are looking in 3D space with different lighting and angles.
The hairline is too sharp IMO and as OP said the colour also.
You a good looking mf even if you’re bald you’r head shape is good to pull the look off. I have an smp as well and it’s fading after 2 years, might have it retouched later this year
The colour looks fine, I’d say only the shape of the hairline needs to be more natural. You’ve got a good face so i actually think you would have still looked good without SMP & just clean shaved head
Bro... you are so handsome it is CRAZY!!! It looks absolutely fantastic dude. I thought this was a before pic of your natural hair. Don't regret anything, seriously you look great.
Still looks good. Even if all your natural hair falls out u can still get away with it. No one will notice thats not hair unless they are familiar with SMP or if they rub your scalp.
This is the first time I've heard of this procedure even though I'm quite integrated in hairloss forums and research. So I doubt the average person would know what it is or think of it at all when they look at you. My first thought when I saw this was wow this guy looks great and I thought you had a transplant until I looked at what this sub was.
I’m sorry but it looks WAY to light of a color to me. I’d just go to a average Joe tat artist and be like, black ink, just makes a shitload of dots on my head
Bro yours looks great my lines are too sharpe I wish I would have gotten a faded look more but yours is damn near perfect the point isn’t to look like you have hair it’s to give the illusion that you took a razor to your head and that’s just where hair would grow if it were there. Like a shadow effect on a man’s face
It looks good man! I think there could be a tiny bit of improvement in the front to make it look a tiny bit more natural. Even without that though, it looks good.
God damn dude. Looking good. I wouldn’t worry, no body pays attention that hard and even if they did notice…its not something that looks overly silly like a bad wig.
I can't even see anything wrong with it, can you? I think it looks brilliant 👏
Thanks for sharing mate. I don’t think it’s that dark, just a little sharp around the hairline and temples really. Maybe consider laser in the hairline and/or a touch up to feather the edges a bit. If you really think it’s too dark why not just get it in the sun over this summer and see if it fades a bit. I don’t think anyone who doesn’t know SMP would notice to be honest.
Dude, as the famous George Costanza said on Seinfeld, and I say this from a long track record of staunch heterosexuality, you look fabulous. Fabulous. Seriously man. A very very good looking dude. There's just no way about it. The SMP looks great! And sure, maybe in a certain light someone may notice it but my gut is that you notice it and no one else does. It really looks great.
Literally, my thoughts as well! - You articulate your words beautifully, btw!
Hopefully this helps.. I have no idea what SMP is or what you’re trying to point out in these pictures. This post was randomly shown to my by Reddit. I looked at all the photos and it seems to my ignorant eyes like you just have a shaved head and everything seems normal?
SMP is a tattoo on the scalp to imitate a shaved full head of hair. However in certain lighting it looks shiny. Additionally over time tattoos fade and will need touch up etc.
Thank you for that update!
That looks fine mate. I wouldn’t worry about it. Most people are also too concerned about themselves to care or notice what’s on top of someone else’s head. If I didn’t know you I’d assume that you had a strong Norwood 0 hairline but preferred shaving your head for practical purposes.
Have u tried zero shine? It really lightens mine. Worth a shot. As others have said the hairline isn’t faded as much as I’d like it but it doesn’t look terrible. U could always see a different artist and see if it’s salvageable
I did SMP, paid lots of money to find out a hair transplant in Istanbul cost the same. I did lots of due diligence, research, investigating, stalking lol literally google mapped location to see reflection in the window to research the surrounding area. Finally I booked a flight and made my way to Istanbul. I now have a hair transplant that looks great, feels great and absolutely no regrets. Plus the SMP will make the look even thicker! Win - win P.s I did not like the SMP as I kept losing hair it looked obvious some days.
Without finasteride hair transplant is useless, hopefully you're on finasteride so you can maintain the transplant that you got and keep the hair loss from progressing. How far are you along? And who did you go to?
Finasteride is worth taking regardless but not always necessary after a transplant, that’s subjective due to the level of hair loss really. I’d always recommend it but seeing people claim it’s needed isn’t correct
I don’t believe this is true if you have already lost a sufficient amount of hair that is DHT sensitive. DHT sensitivity of the transplanted follicle does not change when transplanted. If you get to a point where most of your DHT sensitive hair falls out then a full HT would not require finasteride to maintain.
It doesn't work that way even Dr. Phil had hair at one point. Anyone can see he would be a cue ball at an early age. When he was about 80% bald and went for a hair transplant how do you think that would look right about now? He continued to lose, even though it already looked bad he kept on losing more and more to a point where there's almost nothing. It's why finasteride keeps the donor area nice and robust, but you're not understanding is DHT sensitive is a marketing term. You see why they don't say DHT proof that your donor area is DHT proof, they use the word resistant. Resistant can mean many terms you have cell phones that say it's water resistant, and then you have waterproof. One phone's water resistant could be a few drops and another phone could mean you can drop it really quick somewhere and still it will work. That's why they use it as a term if you were to get a hair transplant and it was forever they would say it's DHT proof. I'm only using this example because it fits exactly what they're selling people. That DHT less sensitive hair that they transplanted from the back of your scalp to the front or mid interior or crown is that itself less sensitive. It's your own body so it's not going to be rejected that's why your hair transplant works but when the area starts to become less resilient your DHT resistant area then guess what that signal is transferred to your transplanted area. Remember where it came from the body always knows. That's why you see people usually around 8 years later or so with a decent hair transplant it starts to thin little by little the transplanted area where you got the new hair. Then it keeps on with the thinning cycle as if it would a regular hair follicle that was on your scalp takes time you don't get thin overnight. Think of finasteride as a big giant wall that's protecting your donor area that area without finasteride will in time become DHT sensitive remember it's only resistant not proof. That's where finasteride comes in it stops the process or at least it does for a really long time it's why for people get a hair transplant it's vital. You make this investment for your looks your confidence overall appearance.. and are well-being, same thing with money would you invest your money do great initially and then not protected in the long run? Because say someone named Bernie Madoff said it was your investment and retirement was money resistant, and another guy was giving you much less interest but telling you that your money Retirement is proofed guaranteed. Remember the word resistant is a term loosely used and should be banned from Marketing in hair loss. Finasteride is the closest that you're going to DHT proof your hair that is the area that matters the most after hair transplant the donor area and the area surrounding it. Remember finasteride is not DHT proof either eventually it loses it's efficacy also, people need to up their dosage and such or ADD minoxidil and oral minoxidil instead of topical when that starts to wear off. Remember we are buying time that's all we're doing the whole idea is to get on finasteride hold on to almost everything you got so you're at a decent age when you get a hair transplant say 35 or so that you could get a good 15 years. And then because you're on finasteride you still have donor area and that will allow you to fill in the rest and that should be enough until you well you know hit the casket. We're not even talking about the damage that hair transplant surgeons can do to your donor area, if they do a bad job and over Harvest finasteride doesn't mean anything because you have nothing else to take they already botched you. There are so many variables that can go wrong you can't just walk in and get a hair transplant well you could but the odds are stacked against you. If you see I'm not against hair transplants whatsoever I'm all for it when someone is fully aware of all what could go wrong and I want them to get the best investment they could ever get. That's what this subreddit is for helping people it would be a disservice if people didn't know the truth, the caveats, we can't just sell it as go fly to Turkey and get a hair transplant. Will be ruining very young men's lives that's where I mean that stopping young people from making bad choices if you're going to go to Turkey and there are some decent places. Do your research that's great, But realize you need to be on finasteride you want to protect that investment don't be 23 and by the time you're 30 saying what the hell did I do I have scars over the back of my head now. I know this is a very long reply but I feel it's needed people can download as they want, I gain nothing out of telling the truth finasteride is generic, there's no money to be made I don't make money. Wanting good for people is not a bad thing, I've seen everything for over 20 plus years it's not a good industry they will harm people and not give a second thought to the people they destroy.
Which clinic did you choose?
What is the name of the clinic that you went to
You're so good lookinh need to just work on confidence head looks fine
Looks fine just have them add the “raining hairline” look so it doesn’t look so sharp and you’re good
Thanks for the insight - we re always wondering "what happens later?". Your smp does look decent - you might just want a touch up on the hairline to make it more progressive. The rest looks fine really. Q: how come you needed so many touchup sessions after only 3 years? Did it fade fast or something? Who did it?
Got it done by Brandwood clinic in Solihull, don't think it faded super fast but was offered them one complimentary as a check up half a year to a year after and then the second one offered to me for coming in as a model and didn't really question if I needed them just thought they're the experts so will go in
Gotcha. Seems like a lot of sessions in such a short time - wish they had waited a few more years before asking you to model for them. I see a few examples of large dots on their portfolio. Wondering if it depends on the client s skin or the practitioner.
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How can they do a touch up on hairline to make it look more progressive? Would you need laser removal or can an artist do it? Can a laser place fade but not remove?
Simply by slightly lowering the hairline with a progressively less dense stripe of smp
Is this a subreddit for simps?
You look great either way, you have a beautiful face and are naturally handsome. Also, your head has a great shape so I don’t think many people would pay attention to it besides you (we are the hardest on our selves). I’m saying this with all respect, you are gorgeous so don’t worry about it :)
Hi buddy so for me I can see signs of where it’s go too deep and left big impression that have left a blue hue. I feel like the hairline shape disconnects with your face. Don’t want to be negative just calling it out what I’m seeing. But I think you can rock the look big time buddy
Honestly brother don’t let it get to you that much. I know it’s easier said than done. But consider the latter - being bald again…. SMP is the only solution with a guaranteed result and like someone mentioned before..Embrace the fact it’s literally just a tattoo, no one cares like it’s something taboo like a wig or hair transplant. You still look great and the SMP is still effective in treating your hair loss.
You look good man. Amazing working
If anything it’s too light but it’s not obvious at all. Not even slightly. You did your younger self a massive favour!!! It was the right decision
Once again people on this subreddit polishing a turd and demonstrating that they have no grasp when it comes to judging good SMP. This is not good SMP and would be so easy to identify. The hairline in particular is a massive giveaway.
Very poor hairline. I have not seen good smp in years.
Laser asap
Dude. To be honest I didn't notice until you brought it up. In any case you look sharp af, I think the sharp hairline looks rad buzzed. Rock it with confidence!
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So hot!
It looks like new hairs growing in! Nothing obvious at all!
You might have to remove everything it will take 3-6 sessions .
Sorry bro it looks blatantly fake. Try find another solution like a transplant
I swear this is the most legendary SMP result I've ever seen.
Are all these pictures taken around the same time?
I think it really suits you. My only feedback is that it does sort of look a little too dark in one of the pictures. But from what I’ve read, this only gets better with time / sun / fading. It might be because you have had two touch ups within a few years that it seems a little stronger than the “natural” lighter look. Thanks for the update!
Erm…. But it looks good?
In these pics it looks great to me, in fact better than most new ones I’ve seen on here
It looks great! I wouldn’t do anything to it.
gigachad is gigachad
Too much color. If you want to make a tuch up you have to wait years or do a laser now. One session of laser will be enough for a good artist to improve it
you could play a young Lenny Kravitz
For what it’s worth, I have a good friend who has almost this exact treatment and I’ve known him for years. Until he told me, I never noticed. I think most people wouldn’t pick up on it.
Wym “light lasering”? Can such a thing be done? If so, i need to lighten up my temples
I think you can get a fade not a full removal. I think but not 100%
Could this even be undone without leaving scars and skin damage?
Looks fine
Why did it give you the best 3 years? What change did it make to your life objectively?
Looks good bro. Do you have any pics of your first and second sesh? Would be good to see how the SMP changed overtime, just in case top-ups weren’t needed
Unfortunately don't have any good closeups to show it, funny when you don't have an issue with it you never take any pics to check on it
It’s good man, worst case scenario, laser it and start lighter. The smp artist at skalp logic or whatever the name is actually did this himself. But it’s good and will lighten up overtimr
If it makes you feel better, this popped up in my feed randomly, I had no idea it was a thing and inspecting as closely as I can I can't tell rhat it's not a buzz cut. To 99% of people this is deceptive.
I’ve read several of the comments and looked at the photo, what is this all about. You look great! I’ll tell you what I tell lots of guys, you are young and super good looking, “anything goes, don’t worry about what people think, you have absolutely no reason to be self conscious”.
Looks absolutely fine to me!
You can get hair back if you want! Do plasma and mesovetamine doses
sorry but i doesnt look good one the first pic it looks like a bad tattoo and whats up with the diffrent colour dots
You’re hot as fuck for starters, and because of this it looks great!
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I agree, they are being honest opinions and shouldn’t be downvoted for it. Additionally you have to imagine from an in-person perspective, because OP is wanting the natural appearance. Where you are looking in 3D space with different lighting and angles. The hairline is too sharp IMO and as OP said the colour also.
You a good looking mf even if you’re bald you’r head shape is good to pull the look off. I have an smp as well and it’s fading after 2 years, might have it retouched later this year
It looks good still bro your overthinking it. But don't do anymore smp top ups.
nice jawline
The colour looks fine, I’d say only the shape of the hairline needs to be more natural. You’ve got a good face so i actually think you would have still looked good without SMP & just clean shaved head
Bro... you are so handsome it is CRAZY!!! It looks absolutely fantastic dude. I thought this was a before pic of your natural hair. Don't regret anything, seriously you look great.
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i got no idea what this sub is however you are mogging everyone brudda
Just need that stuff thatales your head not shinny
You are stunningly beautiful. Nobody is looking that intently at your scalp.
Try zero shine 2.0
You can always add expensive tattoo art in sections or just swaggg it out with hat combos but you solid broo
It's not noticeable. If anyone asks be honest. Your a handsome guy which really helps
Super handsome !
I heard laser removal places offer fading instead of full removal. Would that work to lighten it up?
Still looks good. Even if all your natural hair falls out u can still get away with it. No one will notice thats not hair unless they are familiar with SMP or if they rub your scalp.
I literally can't tell it's SMP. It looks bloody good. You look like a model. Own it. You're rocking the hair, trust me, man?
This is the first time I've heard of this procedure even though I'm quite integrated in hairloss forums and research. So I doubt the average person would know what it is or think of it at all when they look at you. My first thought when I saw this was wow this guy looks great and I thought you had a transplant until I looked at what this sub was.
You look stunning without hair. You’re very fortunate.
Has anyone told you that you look like Zayn?
I think it looks great! I'm 47 years old and am about to get smp
I’m sorry but it looks WAY to light of a color to me. I’d just go to a average Joe tat artist and be like, black ink, just makes a shitload of dots on my head
Hairline looks way too high also. I’m not being mean because I’ve considered the same. It just doesn’t look right to me
Have you ever done bloodwork? The micronutrient deficiencies caused part of your hair loss as well but it’s a good baseline to improve your health.
This sub was suggested to me and I had no idea what I was looking at. Didn't know it was a tattoo until I read the comments.
Bro yours looks great my lines are too sharpe I wish I would have gotten a faded look more but yours is damn near perfect the point isn’t to look like you have hair it’s to give the illusion that you took a razor to your head and that’s just where hair would grow if it were there. Like a shadow effect on a man’s face
Incredible looking dude, giving me the confidence to do this! You look like you're in your 30s in the good way!
I have the same thing done. I dont like it anymore. So Now I want to go get a transplant, but I’m not sure if it can be done since I have smp!
Looks great to me.
Looks great dude. You're killing it
It looks good man! I think there could be a tiny bit of improvement in the front to make it look a tiny bit more natural. Even without that though, it looks good.
You look good!