Of all the tongue-twisting medical terms that have entered HIVers' vocabularies, few have caused more grief than "lipoatrophy," which is the loss of fat from specific areas of the body -- most distressingly the face, but also peripheral parts of the body, such as the arms, legs and buttocks. This side effect has presented HIV-positive people with profound social and psychological challenges.
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Don't want to read through all of The Body's interviews with HIVers and lipoatrophy experts? Head to
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Featured at Podcast Central are interviews with HIVers such as Ford Warrick, who has been on HIV meds since 1994 and reveals how he dealt with his lipoatrophy. You can also listen to our fascinating interview with Dr. Bob Frascino, who not only treats HIVers with lipoatrophy, but is an HIVer with lipoatrophy himself.
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People with HIV have always shown a flair for language that describes their experience of the disease, and lipoatrophy is no exception. The following glossary includes the key street slang as well as the technical terms favored by the folks in the white lab coats.
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