Author: Dr Sanusi Umar MD

Sanusi Umar MD, FAAD is a board certified Dermatologist by the American board of dermatologists. Before then he was board certified by the American board of internal medicine. He is on faculty at both UCLA and Harbor-UCLA dermatology divisions. He is the head of the scalp and hair disorders section of the Harbor-UCLA where he teaches dermatology residents. Dr Umar has published several articles in peer review journals in the field of dermatology and the subject of hair disorders and management in general. His areas of research include hair loss treatment using natural non pharmaceutical methods, acne keloidalis nuchae, novel hair loss treatment pathways as well as in the field of hair transplantation where he pioneered the follicular unit excision - FUE methods of hair surgery, body hair transplantation and African hair type transplantation. He holds several patents both in the United states and worldwide. He is the owner of Dr U Hair and Skin Clinic, Finetouch Laboratories Inc which is the maker of an all natural hair health product line as well as Dr U Devices Inc which is a maker of FUE hair transplantation and other surgery devices

Dr.UGraft™ Used to Repair Bad Strip Surgery Results

This patient is showing off the results of his hair transplant surgery by Dr. Umar in Los Angeles.

This patient’s hair loss reached the Norwood Level-6 stage. He’d undergone a strip surgery at another clinic, but felt unsatisfied with the results. He still had a receded hairline, eroded temple points, and hair loss on the crown. Even worse, the strip surgery left him with noticeable scars on his head. Finally, he elected to […]

Using Dr.UGraft™ to Fix Asymmetric Hairline and Baldness

Before and after hairline photo of a patient who received a hair transplant from Dr. U in Los Angeles.

Fix Asymmetric Hairline and Baldness From Previous FUE Using Dr.UGraft™ Hair Transplant: Hair loss can deal a powerful blow to self esteem at any age. For younger patients, however, balding can have a devastating effect on self-image. The patient profiled in this case began experiencing hair loss at a young age. He first underwent an […]

Hair Restoration and Transplant Repair By Dr U

Dr. Umar, located in Los Angeles, was able to create the coverage this patient desired using his BHT technology.

This patient had had enough. After years of severe hair loss had left him almost totally bald, he’d undergone strip surgery to treat his alopecia, resulting in scars from the hair transplant surgery. Unfortunately, like many others who have undergone strip surgery, it failed to restore his hair, and left him with a depleted donor […]

Severely Bald Norwood 7 Patient Cured With Dr.UGraft BHT System

The results of this Norwood 7 patient who received a hair transplant by Dr. U in Los Angeles.

Article Updated January, 2024 This patient had suffered for years. Norwood 7 baldness had plagued his self-esteem, inflicting a constant feeling of embarrassment upon him. He’d used a toupee for some time to conceal his bald head but never felt satisfied. The toupee had become a source of embarrassment itself. He also did not want […]

How to Fix a Receding Hairline with Dr.UGraft Advanced FUE

This patient is very happy with his hair transplant surgery results by Dr. Umar in Los Angeles.

How to Fix a Receding Hairline with Dr UGraft advanced FUE: This patient had suffered hair loss at a young age. After sustaining several injuries to the head, scar tissue had begun to warp his hairline. By adulthood, genetics had taken their toll as well. His hair had began to thin and recede, leaving him […]

Hairline Restoration Surgery Using Nape Hair Provides Lasting Results

Result photo of a patient who had his hairline reshaped and lowered by Dr. Umar and his DrUGraft technology in Los Angeles.

Dr. UGraft Nape Hair Hairline Restoration Surgery Provides Lasting Results For Venice Beach Patient: This patient’s hair loss in his widow’s peak made him look like “a vampire.” Slight balding at the temple regions had left him with an uneven and angular hairline that came to a point in the middle of his forehead. The misshapen […]

Restoration and Repair of Multiple Hair Transplant Surgeries by Dr. U

A before photo of a patient before his reparative hair transplant surgery from Dr. Umar.

Dr. Umar Performs Repair of Multiple Hair Transplant Surgeries and Restores Hair: This patient had enough. For years, he’d struggled with severe hair loss all over the head and the self-consciousness that comes with it. He’d explored surgical procedures to restore hair from a young age but found himself still bald after hair transplants. Strip […]

World’s First Procedure Using Leg Hair For Male Eyebrow Restoration

Side view of male eyebrow restoration using leg hair for donor grafts

The look of fuller eyebrows is a topic that has been ever-growing in popularity over recent years. Having prominent, well-groomed eyebrows cannot be obtained for those with naturally very thin or even hairless eyebrows. Although eyebrow hair transplant surgery exists, traditional techniques use devices better suited for harvesting thick head hair. Yet, more natural-looking results […]