Maryport · Cumbria
Maryport is a straight run down the A596 to the clinic in Workington. Scalp micropigmentation, Pico laser tattoo removal and vitamin injections from Cumbria's dedicated scalp clinic, starting with a free, no-obligation consultation.
Free consultation with no obligation, and a free touch-up within 8 weeks of your final SMP session.
2+ years' hands-on experience
Every session carried out personally by Brett McMullen, the clinic's sole practitioner, never handed to a junior.
Trained at North West Scalp Clinic
Certified scalp micropigmentation training in Bolton, with the certificate on display in the Workington treatment room.
Licensed and fully insured
Local authority licensed for applicable treatments, with public liability and professional indemnity cover in place.
Free consultation, no obligation
An honest assessment before any money changes hands, including being told when a treatment is not right for you.
Maryport & the local area
Maryport lies seven miles north of Workington on the A596, with Flimby in between. It is one of the shortest journeys to the clinic of anywhere in Cumbria, typically fifteen minutes, and the coast road is an easy drive in most weather. Clients come from across the town and from Ellenborough, Netherton, Dearham, Crosby, Allonby and Broughton Moor.
For a treatment that runs over several appointments, that proximity is worth real money in fuel and time. Scalp micropigmentation is built session by session with healing gaps, and laser tattoo removal needs weeks between visits, from Maryport, keeping to that schedule is trivial.
The clinic is open until 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am–3pm on Saturday, so a session can be slotted in after work without taking a day off. Sunday appointments are possible by arrangement.
Around 7 miles
From Maryport to the clinic
Roughly 15 minutes
Typical travel time
A596 coast road via Flimby
Usual route
One of the shortest journeys of any town the clinic serves, with parking on arrival.
Multi-session treatments are simple to complete when the clinic is a quarter of an hour away.
Open to 8pm on weekdays and Saturday mornings, so treatment fits around work rather than replacing it.
The clinic's client base across west Cumbria has grown almost entirely on personal recommendation.
Treatments
Every treatment is carried out at the clinic in Workington by Brett McMullen, and every one of them starts with the same free consultation.
Thousands of individual pigment impressions, shade-matched to your own hair, rebuilding the look of a close-shaved hairline that holds up in daylight. A full treatment is £1,200 and includes a free touch-up within 8 weeks of your final session.
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Pico and YAG laser removal for unwanted tattoos, faded old work and pigment that needs lightening before a cover-up. Priced by size from £30 for a one-inch square area, with the plan agreed at your free consultation.
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Vitamin injections carried out in the same private treatment room, with pricing confirmed on enquiry once we have talked through what you are looking for.
Full treatment detailsWhy us
Being close by is only useful if the work is good. These are the reasons Maryport clients book, and the reasons they recommend it on.
Not a tattoo studio with SMP on the price list. Scalp micropigmentation is the core of the business, and the technique differs from body tattooing in needle, depth, pigment and pattern.
Certified at North West Scalp Clinic in Bolton, and over two years of hands-on experience.
A full SMP treatment is £1,200. Tattoo removal starts at £30 for a one-inch square area, plus £10 per additional inch. Vitamin injection pricing is confirmed on enquiry. Nothing is quoted after the fact.
Within 8 weeks of your final SMP session, at no cost, because pigment settles as it heals and that is when a finish is properly perfected.
Local conditions
A Solway coastal town with a long industrial and seafaring history brings a familiar mix of concerns.
Maryport takes the wind straight off the Solway Firth. Constant exposure makes a thinning crown obvious the moment you step outside, and the sun on an unprotected scalp in summer is a genuine issue on the promenade and the harbour.
Much of the town is nineteenth-century terraced stock built during the port's peak, often with damp and heating challenges. Dry indoor air and cold, damp conditions both aggravate a flaky scalp, which is checked before any pigment work.
Farming, construction, fishing and site work all mean hats, hoods and helmets for long stretches, and long-term friction at the hairline that makes recession look further along than it is.
Old tattoos, often decades old and blurred, are a regular removal enquiry in a town with Maryport's maritime history. Pico laser removes them or lightens them enough for a cover-up.
The process
Most people put treatment off because they do not know what happens or what it will cost. Four clear steps remove the guesswork, and the first one is free.
Start with the free consultationHalf an hour, no cost and no pressure. We look at your scalp or tattoo in person, talk through what is realistic, agree the shade or the laser plan, and give you a straight answer on sessions and price.
The foundation layer. For scalp micropigmentation this is the lightest pass, deliberately conservative so the shape can be judged as it heals rather than committed to on day one.
Further sessions spaced to let the skin settle, each one adding density and depth until the finish matches what we agreed at consultation.
Pigment settles as it heals, so a complimentary touch-up within 8 weeks of your final SMP session is included as standard for every client.
In detail
SMP recreates the appearance of closely shaved hair by placing thousands of tiny pigment impressions in the upper skin of the scalp. It suits receding hairlines, thinning crowns, diffuse thinning, alopecia and scarring from surgery or hair transplants.
It is not a hair system and not a transplant: there is nothing to attach, nothing to comb over and nothing to replace. A full treatment is £1,200 and is layered across a small number of sessions.
Roughly half an hour, at no cost. The scalp is assessed under good light, the hairline shape is discussed, the pigment shade is matched to your own hair and you are given a realistic view of the outcome, the number of sessions and the total price.
You are not committed to anything on the day. If a treatment is not right for you, you will be told so, before any money changes hands.
Pico and YAG laser removal breaks pigment into fine particles the body then clears naturally over the following weeks. Sessions are spaced to allow that to happen, and the count depends on the tattoo's age, depth, colour and location.
Prices start from £30 for a one-inch square area and scale with size. Every course begins with a free consultation so you know how your skin responds before committing.
The clinic regularly sees clients from Maryport, Flimby, Dearham, Crosby, Allonby and Aspatria, alongside Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. Anywhere on the A596 corridor is a short run.
Whichever treatment you are considering, the first step is the same free consultation, and it costs nothing to find out where you stand.
Yes. Maryport is one of the closest towns to the clinic, around seven miles south on the A596, and clients travel in from across the town and the surrounding villages.
Roughly 15 minutes down the A596 coast road via Flimby to Unit 6, Kerry Park Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 3TT, with parking on site.
£1,200 for a full treatment, which includes the course of sessions and a free touch-up within 8 weeks of your final session. The consultation itself is free.
Pico laser tattoo removal starts from £30 for a one-inch square area and is priced by the size of the tattoo. The exact plan is agreed at your free consultation.
These are planned cosmetic treatments, so a consultation always comes first. Short-notice consultation slots do become available: call 07426 938460 to check.
Scalp micropigmentation is built over a small number of sessions with healing time in between, plus the free touch-up. Laser removal varies with the tattoo. Both are confirmed at consultation.
Most clients describe it as very manageable, closer to a light scratching sensation than conventional tattooing, because the needle works in the upper layer of the skin only.
Yes. The clinic is open until 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am–3pm on Saturday, with Sunday by appointment only.
Yes: local authority licensed for applicable treatments, with public liability and professional indemnity cover, and certified SMP training from North West Scalp Clinic in Bolton.
Nearby
Home clinic from the clinic · You are already here
View WorkingtonAround 8 miles from the clinic · Roughly 15 minutes
View CockermouthAround 22 miles from the clinic · Roughly 35 minutes
View WigtonThe clinic is at Unit 6, Kerry Park Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 3TT, serving Maryport and the wider county including Workington, Carlisle, Whitehaven, Cockermouth, Penrith, Keswick, Wigton. You can also read about scalp micropigmentation, Pico laser tattoo removal and vitamin injections, see the clinic in full or go straight to booking your free consultation.
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Half an hour, no cost, no obligation. You will get an honest assessment, a realistic number of sessions and a firm price before you decide anything.
Consultations are free and with no obligation. Prefer to talk it through? Call 07426 938460.
