How To Combat Body Shape Changes Due To HIV Medication
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How To Combat Body Shape Changes Due To HIV Medication
Charles Farthing (Chief of Medicine, AIDS Healthcare Foundation) gives expert video advice on: How can I combat body shape changes due to HIV medication?
How can I combat body shape changes due to HIV medication?
If you already have lipoatrophy or fat deposition, body shape changes from nucleosides, it's probably a good idea to get off the drugs that probably caused the body shape change if you can, if you are not resistant to lots of drugs. And if you are still on them you may have already been switched off them. Apart from that, which will stop the body shape change problem from getting worse and may reverse it slightly, there are cosmetic procedures that can be done to improve appearance. There's not much you can do about the arms and legs looking skinny as a result of HIV medication, but they are various compounds that can be injected into the cheeks to fill them up and make them look normal again.