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Endocrinology. Lipodystrophy syndromes are a group of genetic or acquired disorders in which the body is unable to produce and maintain healthy fat tissue. [1][2] The medical condition is characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. A more specific term, lipoatrophy (from Greek lipo 'fat' and dystrophy ...
Acquired generalized lipodystrophy (AGL), also known as Lawrence syndrome[1] and Lawrence–Seip syndrome, [1] is a rare skin condition that appears during childhood or adolescence, characterized by fat loss affecting large areas of the body, particularly the face, arms, and legs. [2]: 496 There are four types of lipodystrophy based on its ...
Lipoatrophy is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue. This may occur as a result of subcutaneous injections of insulin in the treatment of diabetes, from the use of human growth hormone or from subcutaneous injections of copaxone used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In the latter case, an injection may produce a small ...
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Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (also known as Berardinelli–Seip lipodystrophy) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive condition, characterized by an extreme scarcity of fat in the subcutaneous tissues. [2] It is a type of lipodystrophy disorder where the magnitude of fat loss determines the severity of metabolic complications. [3]
Specialty. Dermatology. Lipoatrophia semicircularis, also known as semicircular lipoatrophy, [ 1 ] is a medical condition in humans, commonly known as ribbed thighs. It consists of a semicircular zone of atrophy of the subcutaneous fatty tissue located mostly on the front of the thighs. Skin and underlying muscles remains intact.
Gluteoplasty (Greek gloutĪs, rump + plassein, to shape) denotes the plastic surgery and the liposuction procedures for the correction of congenital, traumatic, and acquired defects/deformities of the buttocks and the anatomy of the gluteal region; and for the aesthetic enhancement (by augmentation or by reduction) of the contour of the buttocks.
Sculptra is a proprietary formulation of poly- L -lactic acid (PLLA) that is an FDA -approved dermal filler manufactured by Dermik Laboratories, which conducts the American business of Aventis Dermatology, the global dermatology unit of Aventis (of Sanofi-Aventis). PLLA was approved by the FDA on August 3, 2004, for the treatment of facial fat ...