After eight years of living with the chronic inflammatory condition Acne Keloidalis Nuchae (AKN), Adrian, a longtime patient of Dr. Umar, has found freedom, confidence, and a life free of challenges caused by his AKN. This is the story of how he persevered through long work hours to fund his
For years, Jorge thought surgery had ended his battle with Acne Keloidalis Nuchae (AKN). Unfortunately, like many patients, he learned the hard way that removal alone doesn’t guarantee the condition won’t return. After a decade of painful bumps, failed treatments, and one unsuccessful surgery, Jorge’s scalp lesion came back. Out
Acne Keloidalis Nuchae (AKN) is often confused with keloids, leading to years of incorrect treatment for many patients. If you’ve lived with scalp bumps, inflammation, or recurring lesions, it might not be what you think. This is the story of Fred*, whose 16-year misdiagnosis left him in pain, until he
This Los Angeles patient complained of large bumpy growing lesions on what looked like razor bumps in head and neck areas. They were painful, itchy, and often discharged pus and blood. A number of steroid injections were used previously at other clinics without success. Oral and topical antibodies were also
Article Update: In April of 2021, Dr. Umar, AKA Dr. U, published a groundbreaking medical publication outlining a new AKN classification system. The study, titled “A Retrospective Cohort Study and Clinical Classification System of Acne Keloidalis Nuchae,” is the first AKN classification system to hit the world and can be
Article Updated July 2022 Many men are dismayed to discover a large barber’s rash on the back of the neck. This circumstance becomes even more dismaying when they find out they have a condition called acne keloidalis nuchae, which refuses to go away. One such man from Miami searched for almost
Successful surgical removal of an AKN lump often results in wide, thick scarring on the back of the head, if the surgery is even possible at all. For this reason, many physicians will not operate to make AKN razor bumps disappear. Instead, they will attempt non-surgical medical management as treatment
This patient suffered with pimples on the back of the scalp for 12 years before coming across Dr. Umar, and the AKN removal operation he was searching for. He had seen numerous doctors and dermatologists who told him nothing could be done to remove large pimples on the back of
