Amazing, Professional, Meticulous, and Caring! - Redondo Beach, CA

I am a 31 year old Caucasian male. I began to lose my hair when I was 18 years old, and heading into college. Of course, one can only imagine what kind of anxiety this evoked in my life, and as the saying, "desperate times call for desperate measures" state, I plunged into a hair transplant because I wanted to have a "normal" youth. I had several inadequate and unsuccessful hair transplant procedures with 2 different doctors in the Los Angeles area. I required several procedures due to the fact that the results produced poor yield. This left me with a severely compromised head donor region. Luckily, I still had some sufficient head donor left, and I wanted to make sure that my next procedure was going to be one with an incredibly esteemed and reputable doctor that can not only utilize my head donor, but my beard and body hair donor as well, for this was really going to be "the last shot" in my view. After a prolonged period of time researching various clinics and reviews, I decided to consult with Dr. Umar in Redondo Beach.

My consultation was in January of 2015, and right from the get go Doctor Umar was different. He thoroughly analyzed and assessed both my hair loss, as well as my head, beard, and body donor. He deemed me to be a great candidate for 6500 grafts. However, what really stood out in my consultation was the fact that there was no sales pitch, no high pressure tactics to get me in to "the chair" like in various clinics. Dr. Umar did not even bring up the cost until I asked him, and on that note we departed by him benevolently telling me to email him and his staff directly if I had any other questions or concerns. After a long time contemplating, I scheduled my 6500 graft procedure for 1/25/16. I was very excited, yet so nervous based on my past procedures.

I came to find out that Dr. Umar only conducts surgery on one patient per day unlike other clinics, where everything and everyone is monetized. In essence, he prioritizes quality over quantity. Being that I had procedures with 2 different doctors, as soon as my procedure began I noticed a world of difference. Dr. Umar's concern for me, and his kindness towards the anxiousness I was experiencing reflected in how he administered the anesthesia, and how meticulously he and his graft extracted each graft from my head, beard, and chest. Unlike in other clinics, the administering of my anesthesia was significantly less painful due to the instruments Dr. Umar was using to offset potential discomfort. Throughout the whole process he was explaining to me why he was doing what he was doing. His staff were a reflection of his professionalism and benevolence, always attending to whatever I needed or was feeling.

My procedure lasted for 5 consecutive days (Monday-Friday). Unlike my past doctors who promised an extravagant number of grafts in one single day, Doctor Umar told me that it is not possible to extract more that 1500 FUE grafts on a daily basis due to the intricacy of the procedure, and life span of the grafts before transplantation. Upon completion of the procedure, and viewing my graft placement, I knew I was going to have an excellent result.

I have never been this excited for the outcome of prior transplant surgeries. All I have experienced are let downs. But after being with Dr. Umar for 5 consecutive days, I knew that my money was well spent, and that I found my hair loss "cure" in Dr. Umar for both the present and the future.