Facial Wasting/Lipoatrophy

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Facial Wasting/Lipoatrophy

The Basics | Personal Accounts | Diagnosis | Facial Wasting Treatment

Ford Warrick was determined to do something about his lipoatrophy. Read his story at The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center.

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FAQs About Facial Wasting (Regularly Updated)
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
Lipoatrophy at a Glance (June 21, 2006)
From The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center
Lipoatrophy Overview (June 21, 2006)
From The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center
Lipoatrophy Buzzwords (June 21, 2006)
From The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center

The Basics

How to Deal With Lipoatrophy: Q+A With HIV Specialist Dr. Cal Cohen (April 26, 2006)
Transcript of a live chat on The Body; includes questions on causes of lipoatrophy and ways of dealing with it.
From The Body
Lipoatrophy Q & A With Dr. Joel Gallant (November 1, 2005)
Read the transcript of The Body's online chat with prominent HIV specialist Dr. Gallant, in which Dr. Gallant answers questions about the causes of, and solutions for, body fat changes in HIVers.
From The Body
Face to Face With Lipoatrophy: An Interview With Australian HIV Researcher David Nolan (March/April 2005)
What researchers have learned to date about the causes of, and solutions for, lipodystrophy.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Facial Wasting (November 2004)
A review of what scientists currently know about the causes of, and possible treatments for, lipoatrophy.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Facial and Limb Fat Loss: Lipoatrophy (October 2003)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Antioxidants Have Little Benefit in People With Lipoatrophy (August 29, 2003)
A combination of vitamin E, vitamin C and N-acetylcysteine has positive and negative health results.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fat in All the Wrong Places (July 2003)
Highlights from the IAPAC Sessions 2003.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
The Lipodystrophy Look (October 2002)
Psychologist J. Buzz von Ornsteiner offers advice on coping with the emotional effects of lipodystrophy.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Personal Accounts

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Live With Lipoatrophy (June 21, 2006)
For Jeff Berry, watching the "death" of his face has involved a long grieving process -- one that he's still working through.
From The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center
Living and Learning With Lipoatrophy: Interviews With HIVers (June 21, 2006)
From The Body's Lipoatrophy Resource Center
Doing Everything Right (Summer 2005)
This anonymous HIVer took all the right steps to improve his mental and physical health -- but he still couldn't avoid lipodystrophy and facial wasting.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Facing Up to It: Bio-Alcamid as a Facial Filler to Treat Lipoatrophy (November/December 2004)
Matt Sharp recounts his trip to Tijuana to receive this experimental therapy.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
What You Lookin' At? (May 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis

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