Hip and buttock implants to enhance the feminine contour for patients with HIV

The antiretroviral therapy for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes lipodystrophy, or a change in the distribution of body. Treatment for the facial changes is well addressed and covered in the recent literature, but female patients also report changes in their buttocks and lower...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 2006-01, Vol.30 (1), p.98-103
Main Authors: Benito-Ruiz, J, Fontdevila, J, Manzano, M, Serra-Renom, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Image
Breast implants
Buttocks - surgery
Female
Hip - surgery
HIV
HIV Infections - psychology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Prostheses and Implants
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Summary:The antiretroviral therapy for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes lipodystrophy, or a change in the distribution of body. Treatment for the facial changes is well addressed and covered in the recent literature, but female patients also report changes in their buttocks and lower limbs. There is no treatment for the lower limb deformity, but plastic surgeons can do something for the buttock. The authors propose a classification for the deformities of these patients and a new solution to improve the contour of this area and to reduce the social impact of deformity on women with HIV. This consists of placing two silicone implants, in the buttock and on the hip, to give a rounder appearance. The authors think that hip implants may be indicated also for gender reassignment surgery and for women with masculine features.
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-005-0098-9