Undergoing hair restoration surgery can be a scary thing, considering the emotional and financial investment that goes with the territory. It’s a turbulent time, with many decisions to be made in order to ensure the optimal outcome. But even in the event of the best possible result, many are still concerned with what this procedure [...]

Dr. Sanusi Umar, a Los Angeles dermatologist and expert in hair restoration joined news team Sandra Mitchell and Dave Gonzalez on a KCAL 9 afternoon segment. He was there to impart his knowledge of what triggers hair loss and the best treatments to reverse thinning. Dr. Umar started by stating that his own experience with [...]

This patient’s battle with pattern baldness first delivered him to surgical hair restoration using the strip method, or follicular unit transplant (FUT). The FUT surgery outcome was significantly substandard; it resulted in almost no yield, obvious linear scars, a crown filled with displaced grafts, and a pluggy hairline. Ultimately, the patient was still bald and [...]

This patient’s struggle with hair loss first brought him to a hair restoration surgery using strip harvesting, or follicular unit transplant (FUT). The FUT procedure results were greatly disappointing; they resulted in little yield, linear scarring, grossly displaced hairs across the crown, and a pluggy hairline. The patient remained bald and in desperate need of [...]

This patient underwent numerous prior hair restoration surgeries and was always disappointed by the subpar results. Several scalp reductions from the age of 18 only resulted in persisting baldness, with the accumulation of mounting surgical scars. His severe hair loss led him to Dr. Umar, who would hopefully be able to perform an FUE hair [...]

This patient had undergone several prior efforts at hair restoration surgery since the age of 18 and was continually faced with discouraging results. Numerous scalp reductions only produced ongoing baldness, with the addition of surgical scars. He came to Dr. Umar with the understanding that his hair loss was severe and he was in need [...]

Hair loss is an endemic source of cosmetic discontent—oftentimes it can even lead to depression, mood swings, lowered self-esteem, and social phobia. The millions of people that suffer genetic baldness, or hair loss due to an illness or other trauma, are constantly searching for a viable means of hair restoration, or at least concealment. For [...]

Making the leap into hair transplant can be incredibly overwhelming. There is so much research to be done, so many choices to be made, so many goals to be fulfilled. The process involves an exhausting list of variables to be considered, which includes: Your age How bald you are/how many hair grafts you’ll need What [...]

We have doctors to treat us for all kinds of ailments. Some of them specialize in the ears, nose, and throat while others specialize in treating kidney problems and yet others target just the heart, brain, eyes, or feet. Problems with hair fall under the care of dermatologists, who are generally considered specialists of the [...]

Multiple previous hair restoration surgeries (FUE and strip harvesting both) resulted in subpar outcomes, leaving this patient disappointed and in need of hair transplant repair. His baldness had persisted, in addition to new linear scars and poorly placed grafts. He presented to Dr. Umar seeking proficiency in the only hope he had left—body hair transplant. [...]