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6 months is about the max you'll get from a UTS, which it looks like yours is. A 0.03mm system is built to be discreet, so it will be more delicate and have a shorter lifespan. Shedding usually starts at month 4 or 5 for me, and yes it's very normal though the timing and extent will depend on how you have taken care of the hair over the first few months.
In marketing material we're told that UTS systems should be replaced every 6 weeks or so. However, I find that I can get a good 3 or 4 months out of each system, then by month 5 it will definitely need replacing because it will have shed and start to fade, and become coarse and brittle.
One of the techniques I used to make it look OK during the 4+ months is to cut excess base off at the hairline, where the hairs have shed and become too thin. This takes a little practise but it helps to get rid of the overhang that you're seeing in the photo. Use a pair of small nail scissors and cut into the hairline in a scalloped (jagged) pattern - i.e. don't just cut horizontally in a straight line, as this will look more obvious (like it does in your photo!).
Having said that, it could well be time for you to replace the system now!
Hey, yeah I do have an an ultra thin system now looking it up. Thanks for the tip I'm gonna cut that excess part off the front right now. (Don't have the money for a new system at the moment ).6 months is about the max you'll get from a UTS, which it looks like yours is. A 0.03mm system is built to be discreet, so it will be more delicate and have a shorter lifespan. Shedding usually starts at month 4 or 5 for me, and yes it's very normal though the timing and extent will depend on how you have taken care of the hair over the first few months.
In marketing material we're told that UTS systems should be replaced every 6 weeks or so. However, I find that I can get a good 3 or 4 months out of each system, then by month 5 it will definitely need replacing because it will have shed and start to fade, and become coarse and brittle.
One of the techniques I used to make it look OK during the 4+ months is to cut excess base off at the hairline, where the hairs have shed and become too thin. This takes a little practise but it helps to get rid of the overhang that you're seeing in the photo. Use a pair of small nail scissors and cut into the hairline in a scalloped (jagged) pattern - i.e. don't just cut horizontally in a straight line, as this will look more obvious (like it does in your photo!).
Having said that, it could well be time for you to replace the system now!