Cicatricial folliculitis surgery preparation began long before John ever entered the operating room. Before the surgery could begin, something important had to happen first. John’s… Read More »The Green Light: Preparing John’s Body to Heal (Part 2)
For years, John lived with pain on the back of his head. Not just irritation. Not just bumps. His scalp carried deep folds, inflamed cysts,… Read More »The Referral That Changed John’s Fight With Scalp Bumps
The first bumps showed up quietly. John was just entering puberty. A teenager. At first, no one thought much of it. A few bumps along… Read More »When the Bumps Finally Had a Name: John’s Road to Answers
For years before meeting Dr. Sanusi Umar, John Picone was living with more than one scalp condition. He was battling acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN), cutis… Read More »The Spark Returns After Chronic Folliculitis of the Nape (Part 2)
When John Picone first walked into the clinic, he believed the plan was simple. Dr. Sanusi Umar would remove the hardened bumps on the back… Read More »The Spark Returns: Chronic Folliculitis of the Nape (Part 1)
When someone finally finds the right doctor for painful scalp bumps on the back of the head, especially those caused by conditions like folliculitis keloidalis… Read More »Before the First Cut
By the time John Picone finally sat across from Dr. Sanusi Umar, he had already seen nearly everyone. Dermatologists. Primary care doctors. Specialists. Each visit… Read More »When the Spotlight Feels Unwanted
Some moments divide a life into before and after. For John, it was the day his car went off a cliff. He survived the crash,… Read More »When Looking Hurts: John’s Transformation Journey
Some moments split your life in two. For John, it was the day his car went off a cliff. He survived. But survival was only… Read More »From the Cliff’s Edge to Scalp Healing: John’s Transformation
For sixteen years, Anwar lived with a weight few could see but he felt every day — raised, scarred lesions on his scalp known as… Read More »Athena: Engineered for Folliculitis Decalvans (Part 1)
