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, ponytails, extensions, weaves, and cornrows. Even…
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 left him with a visible…
In this case, Dr. Umar performed a bad hair tattoo before and after repair with a FUE hair transplant using his unique Dr.UGraft™ technique on an African-American patient from Pasadena. Previously, the patient had scalp micropigmentation (SMP) done on his temples and hairline. However, he was not happy with the results of his micropigmentation procedure…
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 has a low chance of success and a high…
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 uses a plunging action to extract and transplant hair grafts. In essence, Dr.…
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 score grafts around the hair…
