'I lost my confidence when I started balding - a hair tattoo helped bring it back'
31.12.2023 - 13:57
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A taxi driver who lost his hair after disaster struck on holiday says he's finally got his confidence back after getting hair tattooed onto his head.
Dean Young first started to lose his hair after his son Ryan Young, 26, broke his leg while skiing in France, in January 2020. The 62-year-old was so stressed from the ordeal he began developing bald patches.
Despite being prescribed steroid cream by his GP to help the hair grow back, nothing seemed to work, and Dean began feel ''his confidence slipping away''.
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The issue was exacerbated by his fears passengers in his cab would stare at the back of his head- leaving him feeling more insecure than ever.
In February 2023, his son Ryan reached out to Hair Tattoo in Brentwood, Essex, and after a phone consultation with owner Simon Ford, 52, Dean decided to try scalp micropigmentation.
Hair tattooing, or scalp micropigmentation, is a non-surgical, superficial cosmetic tattoo that gives the illusion of a close buzz cut hairstyle.
He forked out £1500 for three sessions over three months and has been ''blown away by the results''.
Dean, a London cab driver, now feels like 'a new person' and had been so impressed with his new head of hair that he even hands out leaflets to his passengers.
Dean, from Benfleet, Essex, said: "My confidence has gone from 10 percent to 150 percent since having my hair tattoo.
"I'd been losing my hair for a few years, but it got so much worse after my son broke his leg. It was a stressful time and my hair just gradually got worse and worse. It does knock your confidence.
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