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Jun 26, 2006

Hi, I am hiv + for 10 years. currently cd4+600 and vl un for more thrn 4 years. taking now viread+videx+kaletra due to resistance problems. thinking on gettng pregnent soon but before i want to do suction surgery, the plastic dr. says i should not touch the belly, but i can do the upper arms, back, neck and even waist and to put some of the fat in my face, i am a bit scarred , is there any risk of doing this surgery? di u know pepole who took it ? also i am considering of strting with uridine, is it recomended?i correspond with the company who's supply this product and herd on someone who used to take zerit(like i did)and suffers for hard lipo (like i do) and now even 2 years after he quit with the zerit he started with the ridine and have great results. Love to hear your opinion.

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   Response from Dr. Henry

The decision to try plastic surgery is often a financial one with the outcome being determined by a number of individual variables. Both men and women have had satisfactory results from plastic surgery interventions. The procedures are usually well tolerated by HIV+ persons. There is little data yet in use of uridine (Nucleomaxx)with no data that I am aware of regarding pregnancy. A trial for 6-12 months while using protecttion against pregnancy may be reasonable to try for some patients who have significant lipoatrophy. KH



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