Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) instead of hair?

If I was to get SMP, would it be pointless staying on meds to keep/grow my hair?

SMP colors your scalp with small tattooed dots, barely the size of a dot from a ballpoint pen, but hair growth is independent. If you stop taking medications like finasteride or oral minoxidil, you will lose all the benefits of the drugs you accumulated over time. Think this through. Do you want the SMP to be your presentation to the world with a shaved head? To do this with SMP alone, your SMP must be meticulously done.  I have seen a lot of good SMP with a shaved scalp, which is a reasonable option if it is done well; however, so many of today’s SMP providers just don’t do great work.  Be sure to ask to meet some of the SMP patients who shave their heads before going forward with any provider.