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lipoatrophy Apr 16, 2007 I have tried to find the most appropriate forum for this question. the lipo forum is now inactive. years ago I developed lipoatrophy due to meds. for the past three years I have been med free, but feel that the lipoatrophy has gotten worse. is this possible? |
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| Response from Dr. Henry
 That is possible for several reasons. In some patients the loss of fat cells is irreversible so stopping medications doesn't reverse the problem. Persistent HIV infection/replication and immune dysfunction and aging all can impact fat metabolism/recovery so fat loss can be slowed by continuing effective HIV therapy but trying to use drugs that are more fat friendly (less mitochondrial toxicity for example). KH | ||||||||
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