Gonzo

Hi there guys! The scalloping tutorial gave me strenght to go for it! But I have a question. I've been talking to a Luthier about this and he told me that if I do the scalloping then it would be imposible to replace the frets once they wear out. Is it True? If it is I was thinking about leaving a small "space" between the fret and the scalloping, kind like the Blackmoore type but much shorter and in both sides. I though it would help (at least in the first frets). What do you think?