Magic Ink SMP

Magic Ink SMP is a tattoo shop in Winnetka, IL, specializing in scalp micropigmentation (SMP). The studio treats male pattern baldness, thinning hair, receding hairlines, and hair loss in women, and also offers scar camouflage, alopecia treatment, and touch-ups that correct or enhance previous SMP work. Consultations are free and no obligation, and financing is available through United Medical Credit. Magic Ink SMP holds a rating of 5.00 from the customers who have reviewed it.

The studio's founder, Mike, grew up in Poland surrounded by painting, drawing, and sculpting, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts before turning to tattooing. He built his skills in a dot work technique that became his entry into SMP, then traveled to the UK to train under practitioners Paul Clark and Simon Lane, followed by further training in Los Angeles. He returned to Chicago, worked for several years as a lead practitioner, and has completed more than 7,000 treatments. Magic Ink SMP reports over nine thousand satisfied clients and a collective of more than 13 years of experience among its practitioners, who complete an extensive three-month hands-on training program before working on live models.

SMP is a form of tattooing that replicates the appearance of hair follicles using specialized equipment, 3.0 microneedles, and organic pigments, with pigment customized to match each client's hair color and type. The studio also performs scar camouflage for hair transplant scars and other scarring, and offers SMP as a complement to hair transplant procedures such as FUT and FUE. Results are immediate and permanent, and the team crafts hairlines that complement each client's facial features.

The studio sits on Green Bay Road, near the intersection with Tower Road. Hubbard Woods is about a tenth of a mile away, and Hubbard Woods Park and Franklin Dunbaugh Park are each roughly two-tenths of a mile from the door.

Magic Ink SMP has earned a perfect 5.00 rating from its reviewers, and its practitioners are described as among the finest in the scalp micropigmentation field, with recognition from Meeting of the Minds as one of the best artists in America and sponsorships from industry suppliers. For Winnetka and the surrounding Chicago area, that combination of formal art training, extended hands-on instruction, and thousands of completed treatments is what the studio brings to hair loss.