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Does PMMA Cause Severe Buttock Hardening?
My plastic surgeon, a prominent, respected, trustworthy doctor here in Los Angeles who is at the forefront of Lipodystrophy and atrophy treatments nationwide, told me when I asked his opinion about my going to Tijuana for PMMA treatment on my butt...
Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.
AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast
...implant. This approach is typically more useful for women with fat available for grafting who are seeking larger, soft/spongy buttocks. I hope that this information helps and best of luck to you! Read more »In reference to Oct 19 post a question regarding buttocks wasting
Thank you for taking my question. Your response to the question asked on Oct 19,2010, (Severe... Read more »legs and buttock wasting
Dear Dr, I have been HIV for 5 years now and was once on Tri-immune for two years that completely... Read more »
Articles
Second Bioplasty Congress in Mexico: PMMA for Facial and Buttock Lipoatrophy
...Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia came to share experiences on the use of PMMA (polymethylacrylate) to treat HIV related facial and buttock lipoatrophy and other non HIV related physical abnormalities. Bioplasty is a technique of inyectable... Read more »
Combivir
...cardiovascular events. The zidovudine/AZT in Combivir is associated with lipoatrophy (fat loss of the arms, legs, face, and/or buttocks -- sometimes called "AZT butt"). The lipoatrophy could be irreversible or take a long time to rebuild. Please... Read more »Trizivir
...other HIV regimens. The zidovudine/AZT in Trizivir is associated with lipoatrophy (fat loss from the arms, legs, face, and/or buttocks -- sometimes called "AZT butt"). The lipoatrophy could be irreversible or take a long time to rebuild. The HLA... Read more »
