Strip surgery is one of the most ineffective ways to restore hair loss. It involves strip mining hair from the sides and the back of the head for transplant to the problem area, but it leaves scarring and lasting pain in its wake. Too, it often leaves you in need of more surgery when the [...]

This video presents a hair transplant repair: a solution to strip scars that have resulted from previous strip surgery methods of hair transplantation. Dr. Sanusi Umar uses his innovative Single Follicle Extraction and Transfer (SFET) procedure as a form of Body Hair Transplantation (BHT) to transplant beard hair into two strip scars to successfully improve [...]

The hair loss patient is often concerned about his receding hairline. When considering hair restoration surgery as a solution the patient is often at a disadvantage being poorly informed. Strip Surgery Scar: Before The majority of hair restoration clinic perform only the strip method of hair restoration whereby, a strip of flesh is cut out [...]

Dr. Umar at Dermhair Clinic is the leading FUE Body Hair Transplant surgeon in the world, and a highly respected FUE Hair Restoration doctor, solving the most extreme hair transplant repair cases.. Through the years, many patients have had a series of common questions about the procedure. The following are some of the most common: [...]

On the average, people shed about 100-150 hairs per day. Unfortunately, about one-third of women suffer from androgenetic alopecia, also known as female pattern alopecia or baldness. Female pattern hair loss is seen predominantly over the top and front of the head. In female pattern hair loss, after the hair has shed, the root that grows [...]

Hair Restoration is now a process that is becoming as natural looking as ever before. Dr. Umar of Dermhair Clinic has revolutionized the hair restoration field with his “Umar Procedure”, a more advanced version of Follicular Unit Extraction. Old and standard head and nape hair transplantation techniques have involved the removing strips of flesh from the [...]

Follicular Unit Extraction is becoming a popular method for hair restoration. If you are experiencing hair loss, during your inquiries via the Internet or library, you have surely come across the term Follicular Unit Extraction or “FUE.” Thus, many people want to know what FUE truly is, and how it works. FUE stands for Follicular [...]

Hair loss is a gradual process that takes most people a while to accept. There is always a period of denial stage, where the victim hopes for the reversal of hair loss and for the miraculous regrowth of their hair. If hair loss is a prevalent issue within your family, then losing hair will be [...]

Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is a hair transplant method that involves donor harvesting where the doctor uses a small punch, .8mm to 1 mm in width, to individually extract each follicular unit from the donor area and transplant them to balding areas of the head. FUE was developed as a response to avoid scarring in [...]

Hair loss for children is a more prevalent occurrence than many would have thought it to be. Currently children’s hair loss is the reason fora approximately 3% of all pediatric office visits in the United States, and nearly 2 million children suffer from at least one form of hair loss or another. The good news [...]

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  Hair Loss Early Age The occurrence and beginning of hair loss for men usually occurs at an older age. However, it happens in younger men, too, even for those who are under 21 years old. Because hair loss is generally unexpected before age 21, it can be shocking for someone that young to discover [...]

The patient presented in this video had level 3 hair loss including hairline recession. He came to Dr. Umar in Los Angeles looking for a conservative hair restoration, a natural looking soft hairline, and no linear scarring. Dr. Umar used 1450 grafts derived from the patient’s nape and head to achieve these goals. After 8 [...]

Harvesting hair from the head donor area and harvesting from the beard have differences that should be considered, specifically the quality and texture of the hair. Beard hair FUE is a scalpel free procedure and leaves minimal scarring, unlike traditional hair transplant procedures. Patients who wish to use beard hair must consult a board certified [...]

Traditional hair transplants tend to create an illusion of coverage. An illusion of coverage can only be achieved if the hair is kept long, and therefore full hair restoration has yet to be achieved. Cutting the hair on the sides and back reduces the contrast in density between the back-sides and the thinning top. With [...]

Dr. Umar is a top hair restoration surgeon in Los Angeles who specializes in Body Hair Transplantation (BHT). BHT has allowed many hair loss victims to gain a new sense of hope for hair restoration. With this innovative procedure, even the most severely bald individual can have his hair restored globally without sacrificing the crown [...]

Traditional head hair transplant methods involve the removal of strips of flesh from the back and sides of the head, which unfortunately results in linear scars that wrap around the back of the head from ear to ear. Even a strip-surgery performed to perfection will leave a linear scar and patients may suffer from numbness, [...]

Having personally experienced the devastating consequences of a poor hair transplant and scarring after undergoing a surgery done on him as a resident physician, Dr. Umar set out to find a new linear scar free, knife free, and minimally invasive hair restoration solution. In order to accomplish this, he first compared the different procedures for [...]