Open Neck Lipectomy for Patients With HIV-Related Cervical Lipohypertrophy

Ion L, Raveendran SS (Chelsea and Westminster Hosp, London, UK) Aesthetic Plast Surg 35:953-959, 2011^§

Abstract

Background

The advent of effective antiviral medications has revolutionised the management of the HIV-infected patients. Although this has helped in achieving prolonged symptom control, high numbers of these patients are left with the stigmata of complications associated with the medication. Lipodystrophy, either as lipoatrophy or lipohypertrophy, is a known complication of long-term HIV infection and aggressive antiviral therapy, leading to significant physical and psychological morbidity in these patients.

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