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Video: Cheyenne on John’s Acne Keloidalis Nuchae and Losing Hope
For Cheyenne, watching John live with acne keloidalis nuchae meant witnessing changes she could not stop and questions she could not answer. In this chapter, she speaks about the frustration,
Video: Marcus Describes Daily Pain From Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
In Chapter 6 of The Bumpinator, Marcus gives Dr. Sanusi Umar a direct account of what his scalp keloid feels like day to day. Beyond what can be seen, he
Video: How Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Limits Juan’s Time With His Son
For Juan, acne keloidalis nuchae became more than something he could feel on the back of his head. What he first thought was a small pimple in his early twenties
Video: Kevin Gets Back on His Motorcycle After Dissecting Cellulitis Treatment
For Kevin, progress after treatment for dissecting cellulitis is connected to something he uses every day: his motorcycle helmet. During this Bumpinator follow-up, he tells Dr. Sanusi Umar that the
Video: Marcus and the Challenge of Severe Keloid Removal
For Marcus, the treatment discussion reaches a difficult point: what happens when a keloid has become too large for steroid injections to flatten it? In this Baldcast chapter, Dr. Sanusi
Video: One Year Keloid-Free After Treatment for Massive Ear Keloids
Massive ear keloids developed after piercings in this child, creating a treatment challenge that involved both removing the large growths and preserving the natural contour and appearance of the ears.
Video: Dennis 4 Years After Surgery for Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
Four years after surgery, Dennis is able to look back on a long experience with acne keloidalis nuchae and folliculitis decalvans. In this Bumpinator chapter, the focus is the result
Video: Dissecting Cellulitis: Planning Kevin’s Customized Scalp Pigmentation
Kevin was largely bald, and his scalp had been changed by disease, lesions, and scarring. In this chapter of The Bumpinator, Dr. Sanusi Umar explains how he planned customized scalp
Video: Festus, Faith, and Keloid Surgery: Hope Beyond the Stares
Before surgery, Festus held onto a simple hope: that one day he would feel like himself again. Living with severe, multiple recurrent keloids had also made him think about how