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
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
Mia had been watching her hair return, but the progress often felt slow. In this Baldcast chapter, Dr. Sanusi Umar asks Mia’s father what it was like to move from waiting for early signs to seeing actual, thicker hair growth. His answer centers on patience, happiness, and the moment the
Mia’s family began noticing early signs of hair growth around the fourth month of treatment. Dr. Sanusi Umar explains why her timeline is best understood as a gradual process rather than an overnight change. Mia began treatment in January. By the time Dr. Sanusi Umar reviewed the timeline later in
Festus and his mother look back on his experience with severe, multiple recurrent keloids and express their gratitude to Dr. Sanusi Umar and his team. In this chapter, one detail stands out: other doctors repeatedly asked Festus who had performed his surgery. A Family’s Gratitude After a Difficult Keloid Story
Anwar has been on an emotional roller coaster for years, and so has his father, Aldwyn. Now, thanks to Dr. Umar’s innovative techniques, they both have reason to hope. “I am cautiously optimistic,” Aldwyn states. “There is always an element of risk, but I think with the research he has done and the doctor’s track record, this puts him in the 90th percentile success rate.”
Anwar has been on an emotional roller coaster for years, and so has his father, Aldwyn. Now, thanks to Dr. Umar’s innovative techniques, they both have reason to hope. “I am cautiously optimistic,” Aldwyn states. “There is always an element of risk, but I think with the research he has done and the doctor’s track record, this puts him in the 90th percentile success rate.”
By the time John Picone got to see Dr. Sanusi Umar, John had been to almost every doctor that treated skin issues that were similar to what John was experiencing. Each one gave John different creams, different pills, different ways to try to reduce the amount of swelling of the
