For Mia and her family, alopecia is more than a question of hair. In this closing chapter of The Baldcast, Dr. Sanusi Umar thanks her family for traveling from Arizona and explains why caring for a child must begin with the child’s individual needs. A Family’s Trust Dr. Umar opens
For Eleojo, a surgeon with training in hair restoration, a passing glance in the mirror changed how she understood her hair loss. In this Baldcast conversation with Dr. Sanusi Umar, she recalls the thinning, scalp sensations and concern about scarring alopecia that prompted her to seek specialist care. Her account
As Marcus prepares for surgery related to his scalp condition, acne keloidalis nuchae, his cousin Tabitha is there beside him. In this chapter of The Bumpinator, her words reveal how much the day means to someone who has watched him struggle and wants to see him move forward. “Marcus Is
For families navigating childhood hair loss, it can be difficult to know what to expect from treatment. Mia’s experience with alopecia totalis provides one family’s story, while Dr. Sanusi Umar offers an essential reminder: outcomes differ, and children deserve options that are tolerable and realistic. One Family’s Experience Is Not
A change in the scalp can first be noticed by someone else. In this Baldcast conversation about lichen planopilaris, a physician describes how her hairdresser spotted something unusual before she herself recognized any change. The observation seemed small at the time, but she now remembers it differently. The First Observation
For Marcus, a treatment discussion about a keloid leads to an important question: should radiation be part of the plan? In this Bumpinator chapter, Dr. Sanusi Umar explains why he intends to remove the keloid without using radiation, even though radiation may be considered in some cases involving acne keloidalis
When a child experiences alopecia, parents may find themselves searching for answers and weighing different forms of care. In this chapter of The Baldcast, Mia’s father reflects on his family’s experience with alopecia totalis and shares a message for other fathers facing a similar situation. A Message to Other Parents
Dr. Eleojo Achimugu knows hair care from the physician’s side of the consultation. But when she developed lichen planopilaris, a form of scarring alopecia, she also experienced the uncertainty of being a patient whose condition was not responding to the treatments she tried. In this Baldcast introduction, Dr. Sanusi Umar
