Personal Accounts of Facial Wasting (Lipoatrophy)
Mark King has lived with HIV for more than 25 years. After he began developing "the look" of a long-term survivor -- facial lipoatrophy, he decided to go for treatment. Read and watch his story.
 Treating My Facial Wasting With Artefill: A Video Blog by Mark S. King (January 16, 2013)
"My dismay over the telltale wasting that began to appear on my face surprised me, and it pitted two strong emotions against one another: my pride for being a longtime HIV/AIDS advocate, and my shame for looking like one. I'm only human."
From MyFabulousDisease.com
 The Mirror Has Two Faces: A Personal Account of Using Facial Filler for Lipoatrophy (September/October 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
 Prevention of Fat Loss and Lipoatrophy of the Face: A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (October 3, 2011)
"Many people feel very depressed because they lose fat in their face and become stigmatized by it! Although medication is better today as it was 20 years ago, I use Sculptra to prevent fat loss in my face."
From The Well Project
 I'm Gonna Wipe That AIDS Right Off of My Face: A Video Blog by Mark S. King (July 26, 2011)
"In this video episode of My Fabulous Disease, I revisit Dr. Pierone for a new treatment with the facial filler products Sculptra and Radiesse. While I'm there, I learn enough about Artefill ... to make me strongly consider the product the next time my face needs fluffing."
From TheBody.com
- Mask, or, Losing Face: A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (July 19, 2010)
"While [lipoatrophy] treatment has masked my illness, it can't restore to me the thing I've lost -- my image of myself. Simply put, I no longer look like me to me."
From TheBody.com
- A Facial Wasting Update: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (February 2, 2010)
From Mark King
- Body Shape Changes Dramatically Impact the Self-Esteem of HIV-Positive People (April 15, 2009)
Nelson Vergel, a longtime HIV activist and 26-year survivor of HIV, created an anonymous Internet survey that asks people with HIV to detail the impact of body shape changes on their quality of life and self esteem.
From TheBody.com
- The Pain and Glory of Getting New Cheeks: Mark King's Video Blog (March 25, 2009)
Tag along with Mark as he visits an HIV physician who specializes in facial wasting treatment, gets tips on what to look for in a facial treatment doctor, and receives his first Radiesse and Sculptra injections.
From TheBody.com
- 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
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