An immense variety of nutrients have been proven to ease the devastating effects of hair loss and stimulate hair growth. Conditions associated with hair loss in men and women can be attributed to a variety of factors including: Vitamin deficiency Aging Stress Drug abuse Infections A healthy supply of vitamins in one’s diet can aid [...]

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 speaking, Asian people have thicker hair follicles but less hairs per centimeter of scalp. This means the hair has the illusion of greater density, but [...]

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 [...]

Alopecia is a form of baldness that can affect all people, but some forms uniquely impact black women. Traction Alopecia is caused by continual pulling of the hair from tight braids, ponytails, and weaves. Over the years, bald spots can form along your hairline and above your ears, and your hairline will steadily recede. If [...]

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 [...]

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This patient’s hair loss became catastrophic after a failed transplant procedure at another clinic that used the outdated “strip harvesting” technique. He was left with a huge scar, pluggy implants and an unnaturally straight hairline. He came to us hoping to have his strip scar hidden, his empty crown filled and his hairline made to [...]

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 head and nape hair, which is the perfect approach for [...]

Hair Loss Level:  Hair loss Level NW5 with previous transplants. In need of hair transplant repair. Surgery: Previous hair restoration strip surgeries done at another Los Angeles hair transplant clinic had depleted his head donor with still more baldness. To resolve, he opted for a combination of follicular unit extraction ( FUE ) using head [...]