one of two kinds of lipodystrophy; characterized by fat loss in the arms, legs, buttocks, or face. See lipoaccumulation, wasting.
A decrease in fatty tissue that appears as dents or depressions in the skin; may occur at insulin injection sites or elsewhere.
Cavity in the subcutaneous tissue that can be caused by an immunologic reaction towards insulin.
Indentations where the fat beneath the skin is lost, caused by frequent injections.
Small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot. See also: Lipodystrophy.
Small dents in the skin that form when injections are repeated too often at the same site.
Loss of subcutaneous fat, eg, in the face and limbs.
this refers to inappropriate loss of fat from certain areas of the body (for example, temples, cheeks, arms, legs) due to HIV and/or certain antiviral medications
Lipoatrophy is abnormal fat loss, often seen especially in the face, arms, and legs. Sometimes fat inside the abdomen (a different kind of fat) will increase at the same time the fat underneath the skin is disappearing.
Loss of fat from underneath the skin. Common causes are aging and disease.
The loss of the fatty tissue under the skin.
