摘要

Objectives: A retrospective analysis of the efficacy and safety of prosthetic hair restoration in 20 woman who underwent this procedure on our clinic. Introduction: Alopecia is a common medical condition affecting both sexes. Androgenetic alopecia is one of the most common conditions and is a stressful experience for both sexes, but substantially more distressing for women. Women with androgenetic alopecia possess a more negative body image and a pattern of less adaptive functioning. Although this is a verry common condition we still lack a non surgical effective treatment and Surgical Restoration remains the only reliable method to restore hair in women. Therefore there is a need for an additional non-surgical treatment option. Materials / method: 20 patients (ages 45-68) underwent prosthetic hair injection. All patients underwent a test procedure in which 48 hairs were implanted to make sure there is no adverse reaction and 6 weeks later underwent full treatment. Patients underwent between 1-3 treatment sessions with prosthetic hair fibers ( by Hairstetics LTD). Hair implants is made of two biocompatible materials: nitinol and nylon and are preloaded on sterile disposable cartridges 12 hair fibers on each. All patients were injected with 768-1152 at each treatment session. Side effects and patient satisfaction were monitoed. Results: All patients that were chosen to undergo this treatment had good clinical improvement and over 80% mentioned that it improved their self confidence and body image. Side effects were mostly mild and included focal erythema and papular lesions (in 4 patients overall). No patients needed an extraction of the implants. Conclusion: Prosthetic hair injection is a safe and effective procedure mainly for woman with stable androgenetic alopecia- since there is a need for a reliable minimally invasive procedure .It can serve as an additional tool for patients which are looking for an office procedure rather a surgical one. Patient selection is crucial for positive outcome.