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 describes pain at the highest point on the scale, frequent itching, and a past period of bloody discharge. A Keloid
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 grew into a condition that, in his words, created “limitations” in the everyday moments he values as a husband and
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 helmet, jacket, and motorcycle boots are now the first things he grabs before heading to work. A Daily Routine That
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 Umar explains that removal itself is only part of the problem. The larger challenge is reducing the risk that the
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. One year after treatment with Dr. U, the follow-up documented that the treated areas remained clear of the massive keloid
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 he can now describe in his own words after years of dealing with the conditions and undergoing surgery. Looking Back
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 pigmentation to create the semblance of hair while working with the complex terrain left by dissecting cellulitis and Kevin’s scalp
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 others saw him. In this chapter of The Bumpinator, his faith and his hope for a different future come into
