Persistent inflammation can look routine on the surface. Dr. Sanusi Umar explains why negative cultures, a poor response to antibiotics, and continued bumps may justify a closer look at the scalp’s underlying biology. By Sanusi Umar, MD Stubborn, inflamed bumps after a hair transplant are often treated as infection, simple
Pastor Chalmers had reached a point where another surgery was the last thing he wanted. In this short chapter of The Bumpinator, he explains how concerns about the back of his head affected his confidence, while Dr. Sanusi Umar begins a careful scalp evaluation and makes clear that responsible care
Flaking, scaling, or redness can look like ordinary dandruff. In this short video, Dr. Sanusi Umar explains why those signs may raise a different question when they occur with androgenetic alopecia or pattern baldness. “Dandruff by itself may just be dandruff.” Dr. Sanusi Umar begins with that simple distinction. The
For Mia, a trip to Disneyland was supposed to include the same princess experience she saw other children enjoying. Her mother recalls how scalp hair loss changed that moment, and why the memory came to mean more than hair. Mia’s mother describes her as outgoing and deeply enthusiastic about Disneyland.
A public conversation about celebrity hair transplantation raises a broader clinical point: Afro-textured hair can be transplanted, but the surgeon must respect what happens beneath the skin and evaluate the scalp before surgery. A hair transplant for curly hair begins with understanding that the visible curl is only part of
Festus’s treatment continues with Dr. Sanusi Umar focusing on two severe keloids along the beard line and chin. In Episode 3, Chapter 14 of The Bumpinator, Dr. Umar explains which lesion was removed first, the injections used during treatment, and why the next lesion drew his particular attention. Starting at
The story of two Marias closes with a message that reaches beyond folliculitis decalvans and treatment alone. Dr. Sanusi Umar reflects on what healing can require when answers are not immediate, emphasizing timing, faith, daring, persistence, and freedom as part of the human experience behind medical care. Healing Is Not
Maria’s treatment for folliculitis decalvans did not begin with a hair transplant. In this Baldcast chapter, Dr. Sanusi Umar asks viewers to focus on the sequence: diseased tissue was surgically excised, the scalp was stabilized, tattooing was used during healing, and three years later transplantation followed. The result shown in
