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I Showed my Hair Transplant to Another HT Doctor and He Said It Was the Worst He Had Seen in Years - Redondo Beach, CA

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I did not get to see Dr. Umar until after his...

Bones25
$20,000
I did not get to see Dr. Umar until after his staff had already sedated me for surgery, and was not able to to give final informed consent about the hairline that was drawn which is supposed to be the norm according to my consults with other physicians. Outcome of surgery thus far has been subpar. I have consulted other physicians in hopes of repairing what seems to have been poor work, and they all concur that the work was designed and executed poorly. I will most likely now live the rest of my life with a scarred forehead and scalp with little to no recourse due to Californias biased malpractice laws.

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Sanusi Umar, MD

Sanusi Umar, MD

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

4.3 | 50 Reviews
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August 26, 2013
My patients come from very far to see me because I take great pride in my work. Clearly, we are far apart relative to how we view the facts about your procedure. We are comfortable that the facts support our view. Your review says that you are 6 months post surgery. It takes a full year for you to see your results. I would urge you to hang tight for a year until you do anything drastic. Please have your other HT doctors call me if they have questions. The standard practice in HT medicine is to wait a year before doing another procedure. I don't believe that you need another procedure, as most of our patients never do. Our standard practice is to have patients send photos every three months to monitor their progress. If a patient has concerns, I urge them to come into the office to visit me. Please contact my office to setup an appointment so that we can check up on your progress.
August 31, 2013
You are more than welcome to contact Dr. Cole of Atlanta, GA, to discuss this matter with him over the phone. He should have already attempted to contact your office.
April 25, 2014
Dr. Umar and his legal staff filed a SLAPP suit against me to intimidate me into dropping civil suit.
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September 3, 2014
Dr Sanusi Umar , with all respect after looking at you images of before and after of HR , i can only see fuzz and fluff .not for the modern looking men .. the hairlines way too high and so is what you change .
May 6, 2016
Bones25. This is a long time ago but how did things turn out?
August 30, 2015
hi iwant to visit dr umar for fue transplant, wht should i look out for?
UPDATED FROM Bones25
8 months post

hairline of unhappiness

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November 20, 2013
Hope you are doing well Bones25.
September 13, 2014
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April 4, 2014
Wow. I am sorry to read about your experience. I was considering Dr. Umar (I live in LA) but his prices are excessive and the consultations are done over e-mails or for a fee. I met another doctor in the 310 area in which I will most likely proceed with my FUE surgery. Best of luck.
September 20, 2015
"I Showed my Hair Transplant to Another HT Doctor and He Said It Was the Worst He Had Seen in Years" -- all the doctors are competing with each other, and they badmouth each other all the time. Dr. Cole is especially guilty of this. Based on your photos, it's a real stretch for anybody to call this transplant "the worst".
September 20, 2015
Do you have an pics of the results grown out? I am sure it looks really good by now.
UPDATED FROM Bones25
1 year post

SLAPP suit

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Dr and legal team filed SLAPP suit to get me to drop civil suit.

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April 30, 2014
Hello, I have known Dr. Umar for many years and been following his work as well as listening to his talks at our hair transplant conferences. His ethics and surgical skills are among the best of any hair transplant doctor world wide. I suggest you wait until a year after the surgery to allow for full results, and then visit Dr. Umar for a full post op evaluation. I am sure if there are any concerns, he will address them at that time, Dr. Robert Jones
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July 3, 2014
I agree with you, Doctor.
September 13, 2014
I agree, Dr. Umar's work is above reproach.
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June 3, 2014
Sorry to hear, man. my hair transplantation worked out pretty good with Dr.Umar even though other doctors didn't want to take me. did you try coming back for a second surgery to fix this one? I myself had 3 surgeries.
June 14, 2014
How does your hairline look like now? Dr omer sounds like a complete jerk btw.
August 11, 2014
I personally would take your review with a grain of salt until i see the 1 year results.. the post op photos do not look that bad.