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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.
It is also associated with inflammation to the genital area causing larger labia minora and labia majora in females" macronypha" and giving males a larger penile girth and length. Steotopygia gives a aggressive athletic pear shape and traingle figure .Also gives a infantile oval and round face to both females and males [ 10 ] .
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In this measurement, skinfold thickness of less than 10 millimetres (0.39 in) for men and 22 millimetres (0.87 in) for women at the anterior thigh is suggestive cutoff for the diagnosis of lipodystrophy. [7] Less commonly, biphotonic absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be done for the measurement of body fat. [5]
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 .
Involutional lipoatrophy is a cutaneous condition, and is an idiopathic lipoatrophy characterized clinically by non-inflammatory focal loss of fat. [1]Idiopathic localized involutional lipoatrophy (ILIL) is a rare and nosologically imprecise condition characterized by a focal loss of subcutaneous tissue on one or several sites, occurring without any significant triggering factor or auto-immune ...
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Up to 11% of women [2] Lipedema is a condition that is almost exclusively found in women [ 3 ] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [ 2 ] Women of any weight may be affected [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the fat is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [ 4 ]