Dr. Sanusi Umar (Dr. U)

Dr. Sanusi Umar, known on his clinic's materials as Dr. U, leads Dr. U Hair & Skin Clinic in Manhattan Beach, California.1 He also treats acne keloidalis nuchae and keloids under an offering called Bumpinator.1 The clinic traces his FUE punch system to his own experience as a strip-surgery patient, which led him to develop his own extraction tools.2 It describes itself as a boutique practice prioritizing quality over volume.3

The clinic's core offering is the Dr.UGraft advanced FUE system, built around a proprietary punch described as a flared-tip, self-navigating design that extracts grafts without suction.2 Manual variants exist for tightly curled, Afro-textured hair and for unshaven donor areas.2 Body hair grafts are sourced beyond the scalp, including the face, legs, nape and pubic region, to increase grafts available for severe baldness.2 Other services include repair of prior procedures, eyebrow and eyelash transplant, and scalp micropigmentation.1 Unshaven FUE costs more per graft, since extraction and insertion take longer.4

Pricing is set per graft rather than by session or sliding scale; the clinic says session pricing "isn't always good practice" since session sizes vary, and describes sliding-scale discounting as less typical of boutique practices like its own, which it says value quality over quantity.3 Its own rate is unpublished, varying by hair type, donor source, timing, and photo/video rights or standby booking status.3 In-office consultation costs $50, credited toward the procedure if booked.4 Online consultation, reviewed personally by Dr. Umar, is free.5 Financing runs exclusively through M-Lend Finance, interest-free for up to a year.5

The stated process runs from consultation to scheduling, paperwork within three days, a deposit within five days, and full payment one month before surgery.4 Cancellations need 24 hours' notice; an unfilled slot forfeits the deposit.4 Refunds are otherwise handled case by case, but the clinic states a 10% deposit and $500 per day of surgery are non-refundable regardless.4 Follow-up is recommended at two weeks, then every three months for a year.4 The clinic offers LAX limousine pickup for out-of-towners and Spanish-speaking staff.4

Dr. Umar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, per the clinic's site.1 He is also a Fellow Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, per that body's registry.6