title: Biofibre hair implant  impact on the quality of life.
abstract: Body image refers to how we feel about our bodies. It does not refer to what we actually look like, but rather to our perceptions, opinions and ways of thinking about our appearance. How we feel about our appearance is part of our body image and self-image. The hair is a significant part of this image. The problem of alopecia affects both sexes and all ages with significant sequelae. Along with androgenetic alopecia, there are forms of alopecia of various origins: traumatic, surgical, pharmacological and others. Polyamide artificial hair implant (Biofibre®) is one of the current techniques used to treat this problem.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dermatologica Tavizon y Torres, Coyoacan, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tchernev
authors.affiliation: Onkoderma-Policlinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Medical faculty, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chokoeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.affiliation: Department Medicinal Information and Non-interventional studies, Bulgarian Drug Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Maximov
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Pathology, Charlottesville, VA USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: History Department, G. Marconi University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioranelli
authors.affiliation: University B.I.S. Group of Institutions, Punjab Technical University, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Roccia
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Trakia University, Armeiska str.11, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ananiev
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lotti
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001187:Artificial Organs; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009757:Nylons; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons