Anwar’s Journey Continues – A New Path Without Razor Bumps
This is another moment of great significance in Anwar’s life. Anwar has lived with what most would call “bumps on the back of the head” (a medical condition called acne keloidalis nuchae), but now he is dealing with an entirely new experience: showing the world as he wants it. With confidence, and yet some degree […]
Severe Folliculitis Keloidalis Nuchae and CVG: Robert’s Life Before and After Treatment
Dr. Sanusi Umar discusses in detail the unique and complicated combination of diseases that Robert had developed. Robert had the worst-case scenario of Folliculitis Keloidalis Nuchae (another term for AKN) in addition to developing Cutis Verticis Gyrata (CVG). CVG causes the scalp to develop deep grooves and ridges. It was determined by specialists that the […]
Reclaiming the Scalp: John’s Turning Point
By the time John Picone walked into the clinic, his complex scalp condition was telling a complicated story. Deep folds carved across the top of his head. Boil-like lesions scattered throughout. Years of inflammation layered over years of scarring. It was not just one condition. It was multiple overlapping problems that had quietly shaped his […]