This black male patient was just too young to be worried about thinning hair. Balding at 22 wasn’t something he thought he would face. But it was apparent his hair was disappearing and that his male pattern baldness was only going to intensify. His hairline was balding and the mid-scalp
Traction alopecia is a hair loss condition caused by constantly pulling on the hair. Eventually, this tension creates permanent damage to the hair follicles. Traction alopecia can occur in men and women of all ethnicities. But it is often seen in black females due to culturally tight hairstyles such as braids,
Patients of African descent often have trouble finding hair loss solutions because of the tightly curled nature of their hair. Such was the case for this patient. As he began to experience hair loss, he underwent a strip surgery at another clinic to mask loss at his hairline. The surgery
UPDATE: Unlike SMP, trichopigmentation is not permanent and only lasts 1-3 years. However, SMP is vulnerable to the Tyndall effect, while trichopigmentation is more realistic-looking. SMP Tattoo Mistake Fixed By FUE Surgery In African American Patient — Before and After Prior to his FUE hair transplant, this African Amercian patient
Article Updated August 2022 Conventional basic FUE hair tools are limited when comes to people of African Descent. In this demographic group, these basic FUE tools may work if the skin is rather soft and the hair curl is not severe. In other words, without specialized tools, a black patient
Article Updated August 2022 For patients with tightly curled hair—in particular, people of African descent—conventional FUE treatments can spell disaster. In order to find a better solution for his African American patients, Dr. Umar invented a brand new tool – the Dr.UPunch Curl. Instead of using a rotary motion, it
African American Curly Hair UGraft FUE Using 1400 grafts: Follicular Unit Extraction better known as FUE Hair Transplant is a knife-free hair harvesting method of hair transplantation surgery. In this process individual natural hair groupings called follicular units are targeted and extracted. Basic FUE procedures currently utilize round tipped rotary punches to
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