Hair transplantation is one of the most popular, successful and innovative procedures today, but not many know the history behind the revolutionary procedure that has helped countless of individuals. Hair loss due to disease, scarring and androgenetic alopecia has troubled individuals since the beginning of time. The first attempts at surgical hair restoration of hair [...]

Several studies on hair loss have shown that the general time between initially noticing hair loss and seeking treatment is about six years. This is definitely more understandable because of the fact that hair loss is on average a gradual process. There is almost always that sad denial stage,and then the phase that patients hope [...]

A harsh hairline is common with the older strip method of hair transplantation because it uses hair from the middle and back of your head, which is thickest. This patient has had a good quality hair transplant from a top clinic specializing in the older strip method, but wanted a softer hairline. Dr. Umar used [...]

Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure that is used to correct androgenic alopecia and various causes of permanent alopecia. Because hair transplantation is surgical by nature, patients must be in optimal health before going into treatment. Some clinics require blood work as a prelude to hair transplantation. Some of the blood work may include the [...]

This is a very sensitive subject and a hard choice to make, which is one of the reasons you will get an array of answers, depending on who you ask. I feel the simplest and most sound decision for a surgeon to make is not to offer treatment to a young patient, period. While many [...]

How Did FUE Begin? FUE, also known as follicular unit extraction, is an evolution of the early methods of hair restoration. A Japanese dermatologist in the early 20th century is the first on record to have developed a technology for hair restoration. Since then, there has been scalp reduction surgery, flap surgery, and the first [...]

This patient’s severe baldness was exacerbated by bad transplants and several failed restoration surgeries done elsewhere. The aftermath: Several large widened strip scars that wrapped around his head. Scars in the crown and front from an attempt to suture a wig permanently to his head. Poorly angled large plugs consisting of five- to six-hairs. Severe [...]

Though the technical procedure of Follicular Unit Extraction hair restoration is the same for all, there are some differences between ethnicities only an expert knows to take note of. Generally, Asian people have thicker hair follicles, which can result in the transplanted hairline ending up with a harsh, artificial look. But by using softer hair [...]

The patient in this video did not have enough donor hair on his head to meet the needs of repairing his severe hair loss and balding crown. Dr. Umar used a combination of hair from the patient’s head, body and beard (called body hair transplant) to transfer over 15,000 grafts to the damaged area. Nine [...]

This patient came to Dr. Umar in hopes of finding a solution to a failed hair transplant done at another clinic. Using hair from the man’s body and beard and using the Follicular Unit Extraction method of transplantation, Dr. Umar was able to provide a very satisfying result. Curious about options to fix a previous [...]

This patient wanted his hairline, temples, front scalp and crown restored, but in a way that retained as much donor hair as possible as a hedge against potential future hair loss. He came to Dr. Umar specifically in search of a Follicular Unit Extraction using body hair, which is the perfect approach for this type [...]

This video shares the story of a patient who underwent a hair transplant using the traditional strip surgery approach. The clinic which performed it used 1,800 grafts. Unfortunately, that clinic’s strip method did not help his hair loss. He is unhappy with how hairline turned out, the baldness that remained on his head and 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 [...]

As the benefits for Follicle Unit Extraction is increasing, more and more people are beginning to resort to the Body Hair Transplantation to cure their hair loss. As patients research, they find that Body Hair Transplantation is linear scar-free and scalpel-free. Apart from graft placement, no technicians should be performing the fue hair transplant except [...]

Stress can play a role in hair loss, with the most common type called Telogen effluvium, a disorder that disrupts your body’s natural cycle of hair growth, causing it to fall out. Often acute, it can last for a short time, or longer. Triggers for the condition vary widely. Strong emotional and psychological reaction to [...]

There is an optimum balance found between these two key factors in order to create an ideal technique for the hair restoration. The ideal situation would be that the technique produces grafts with the least amount of extraneous tissue (i.e.: less epidermal, dermal and subcutaneous elements considered unnecessary for graft survival).

Are you someone who is suffering from hair loss due to an unsuccessful hair transplant? Traditional hair transplants, using older and out-dated methods, can leave many patients with unfortunate and unpleasant results. For that reason, a body hair transplantation, using the most advanced follicular unit extraction techniques, has provided the perfect solution for correcting the [...]

It has been a few years ago that Shawn received the Body Hair Transplantation. In total, he received about 4800 grafts. After the fourth month, his hairs began growing much to his delight. Shawn states, “The procedure itself was not painful, and the healing has been remarkable.”