After viewers asked whether Kevin has hidradenitis suppurativa and what his diagnosis actually is, Dr. Sanusi Umar addressed the question directly. He identifies Kevin’s condition as dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, an inflammatory scarring alopecia condition discussed in this Bumpinator Q+A. Dr. U Names Kevin’s Diagnosis In the video, Dr.
For 16 years, one patient lived with acne keloidalis nuchae while facing repeated frustration, failed treatments, and continued attempts to find relief. In this Bumpinator short, Dr. Sanusi Umar revisits the case and the specialized surgical approach that became a major turning point in the patient’s story. Sixteen Years of
Eighteen months can make a striking visual difference in a single patient story. In this Bumpinator short, Festus is shown across an 18-month span after surgical keloid removal for severe keloids and multiple recurrent keloids, with the focus kept on documented change rather than spectacle. A Difficult Recurrent Keloid Case
Marcus Rogers was 35 and living in Baltimore, Maryland when he described how a scalp keloid changed his life after a hair transplant. What began about three months after surgery became a source of persistent pain, itching, discomfort, and an emotional burden that grew alongside the keloid. A Keloid Appears
Before surgery, Kevin reached an important turning point in his care for severe dissecting cellulitis. Dr. Sanusi Umar recalls the first time the team saw that nonsurgical treatment was having a positive effect, an early sign that brought hope and helped shape what came next. The Moment the Treatment Began
The final chapter of Festus’s Bumpinator story is not only about what was removed. It is about what was restored: belief, visibility, and the ability to step forward without hiding. For years, Festus lived in the margins. The chapter describes a man who learned to shrink, cover, and disappear, not
Some medical stories stay with the people who witness them. In this short Baldcast chapter, Dr. Sanusi Umar welcomes John, a patient whose experience with acne keloidalis nuchae is part of a larger medical story, and John’s sister Cheyenne. The focus here is not on revealing what comes next, but
James spent years dealing with acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) and folliculitis decalvans (FD), two scalp conditions that, in his case, were associated with discomfort, inflammation, scarring, and visible hair loss. This Bumpinator short revisits his experience with Dr. Sanusi Umar and the treatment focus on both his scalp conditions and
