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HIV facial wasting

Why do I only see AIDS face on older men? If people are sero-converting at the same high rates as ever, why do I only see the facial wasting on older men?

by Anonymousreply 49July 12, 2018 6:12 PM

Not everyone is likely to get facial wasting from HIV. But those of us who do might not get it for some time. Not to mention, depending on your medications, you can get a bloated face instead. When I was on steroid type medication, I had a bloated pumpkin-like head. When my medication was switched I turned into skull face almost immediately.

I've heard lipodstrophy & lipoastrophy are more common among Latinos and Blacks. I'm Latino, so no surprise about the facial wasting.

This is such a small fraction of the shit HIV positive people have to deal with that I find the whole myth of HIV being a "manageable" disease to be a cruel joke.

by Anonymousreply 1January 24, 2015 3:14 AM

Losing facial volume is not always due to HIV or HIV meds, sometimes it just aging , I am 55 and my cheek on the right side was little sullen, I opted to have my dermatologist give me a very conservative injections of Scupltra to even it out. It looks perfectly natural.

by Anonymousreply 2January 24, 2015 6:15 AM

Sullen? Aw. Don't pout. Your cheek is just sunken, Punkin.

by Anonymousreply 3January 24, 2015 6:20 AM

Agree with poster above. Facial wasting is often caused by age or no body fat. If you are running around judging whether people have HIV without knowing anything about them ... you sound dense.

by Anonymousreply 4January 24, 2015 6:21 AM

Nice smokescreening, NPH/OP.

by Anonymousreply 5January 24, 2015 6:23 AM

I'm clean! Neg for neg!

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by Anonymousreply 6January 24, 2015 6:32 AM

These days it's more likely due methinks to poor diet, recreational meth, and non-compliance. There's alot of HIV guys out there who think they have nothing to lose and really hammer their bodies. One methed up weekend = six months of normal living in the stress it puts a body under.

by Anonymousreply 7January 24, 2015 6:37 AM

Aging, for one. Another is diet. If you cut out carbs and sugar, you can lose a lot of fat on your face. That's the combination that did it for me. Once I hit late 30s, I started noticing a difference in how my face looked - it began hollowing. It was like for the first time in my life I had cheekbones.

by Anonymousreply 8January 24, 2015 6:43 AM

Maybe newer meds are keeping side affects at a smaller %. A friends partner is about 58 and takes all kinds of meds. He has facial wasting and that fatty belly. I've been on meds for 8 yrs (1pill per day) and have had no problems at all. Im

by Anonymousreply 9January 24, 2015 6:51 AM

So AIDS helps you lose weight?

by Anonymousreply 10January 24, 2015 7:02 AM

I'm sorry for anyone who has HIV, but it's ridiculous when people who have it say there's no way you can tell they have it by looking at them.

There are 100 ways you can tell.

Just being honest here.

by Anonymousreply 11January 24, 2015 7:35 AM

you are truly an idiot r11...truly

by Anonymousreply 12January 24, 2015 7:37 AM

Yes, R10!

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by Anonymousreply 13January 24, 2015 7:55 AM

Care to name a few r11?

by Anonymousreply 14January 24, 2015 7:55 AM

Most runners get "Aids face" after a while. I don't know why runners think they are doing themselves any favors... horrible faces by their late 30's and saggy bodies.

by Anonymousreply 15January 24, 2015 10:46 AM

lol @ R11. Umm....no, you really can't.

But based on your theory, you must never have to ask a guy his status before having sex, thus all your sex is bare back.

Brilliant...

by Anonymousreply 16January 24, 2015 10:54 AM

facial wasting is a side effect of anti-viral therapy which causes a redistribution of fat in the body. not all people being treated will have all side effects. sero-conversion means you are making anti-bodies in sufficient quantity to test positive for a test that gives a response in the presence of the anti-body. sero-converstion can take anywhere from 7 days to 6 months post infection depending on many factors.

by Anonymousreply 17January 24, 2015 5:18 PM

Anybody think Eminem looks like he's got some wasting going on?

by Anonymousreply 18January 24, 2015 5:21 PM

Bull shit who had facial wasting prior to AIDS, except old fucks without teeth.

Young people use steroids to keep up the puffiness

by Anonymousreply 19January 24, 2015 7:46 PM

Facial wasting on someone with long term aids looks different from a thin face.

NPH looks like his face is thin, not that he has wasting

by Anonymousreply 20January 25, 2015 1:14 AM

Neil Patrick Harris suffers from a severe case of UGLY! There is no known cure for NPH's form of UGLY and modern science holds out little hope of there ever being one.

by Anonymousreply 21January 25, 2015 3:41 AM

R8 is a whore.

by Anonymousreply 22January 25, 2015 3:52 AM

R9 is a whore.

by Anonymousreply 23January 25, 2015 3:55 AM

I imagine it's more noticeable on an older guy because he may be on meds for many years, opposed to a younger guy who has not been on meds as long. Any meds will take a toll on the body. They may keep you alive but it may not be so pretty.

by Anonymousreply 24January 25, 2015 4:00 AM

Maybe the older generation of AIDS drugs caused more facial wasting, but I see most POZ guys get it to some degree eventually.

I am happy to use condoms, and practice safe sex to avoid that alone!

by Anonymousreply 25January 25, 2015 4:18 AM

I avoid that alone. It's called whacking off.

by Anonymousreply 26January 25, 2015 4:26 AM

Chuck Palahniuk has facial wasting. Anyone heard rumors about his status?

by Anonymousreply 27January 25, 2015 4:31 AM

My ex is older and has extensive facial wasting. After 10 years of drugs, it is so very apparent. Maybe the youngins don't show yet because they haven't had the harsh meds long enough that keep HIVers alive.

by Anonymousreply 28January 25, 2015 4:32 AM

Chuck P has said that his entire group of friends died of AIDS in the '80s, R27. Fill in the blanks.

by Anonymousreply 29January 25, 2015 4:41 AM

R28, why don't you buy your grandpappy some Sculptra? Or are you just waiting for him to die so you can get your check?

by Anonymousreply 30January 25, 2015 4:41 AM

I don't understand what you are talking about r30. He is my best friend and I would be devastated if he passed as would his new partner.

I'm very wealthy and whatever he may have would be nothing to me. His life is everything.

by Anonymousreply 31January 25, 2015 5:06 AM

Men on steroids have the same facial wasting.

by Anonymousreply 32January 25, 2015 9:31 PM

And ball shrinkage.

by Anonymousreply 33January 25, 2015 9:33 PM

R30, you seem to imagine that you are a wit. You are only half right.

"Grandpappy"?

by Anonymousreply 34January 25, 2015 9:36 PM

But it's the drugs that cause the fat loss in the face not the virus itself right?

by Anonymousreply 35January 25, 2015 11:43 PM

NPH, Just take your antivirals, and get sculptra. The disease is already showing itself. You wanna live???? then take your meds. I wonder if adding more lipids to your diet would help with the facial fat loss?

by Anonymousreply 36August 1, 2016 8:38 AM

That's because what you think is AID wasting is ill fitting dentures or missing teeth.

by Anonymousreply 37August 1, 2016 10:33 AM

NPH, I didnt know you had missing teeth or dentures, sorry about that. Go see a good dentist, but dont forget if you want to live, take your meds.

by Anonymousreply 38August 1, 2016 7:19 PM

I'm down to just one.

by Anonymousreply 39August 1, 2016 7:44 PM

I think someone mentioned here before that HIV/AIDS or the meds cause dental problems and or alters the facial bone structures a bit, in addition to the facial wasting. Freddie Jackson, the singer, had this happen to him. If you look back at this photos in the 90's and compare to his pics of today. He has dental issues, severe fat loss, and his facial bone structure has been altered. Anyway, NPH, you and all HIV/AIDS infected individuals need to take your one pill a day, if you want to stay alive. Sorry you are infected, but I am not kidding.

by Anonymousreply 40August 1, 2016 7:54 PM

The number of highly knowledgeable medical experts who frequent this board never ceases to amaze me.

by Anonymousreply 41August 1, 2016 8:01 PM

HIV Facial wastig? Bill Clinton.

by Anonymousreply 42August 1, 2016 8:17 PM

r41 i am no medical expert on anything HIV/AIDS so I am not sure who your comment is directed towards. I am only conversing on what I heard, is that wrong to do on a gossip board? I don't have that much interest on the topic, other than to encourage people infected to stay in compliance with meds and lifestyle for the best quality of life. Yes, R 42 I notice that too. Clinton's facial fat loss but it could be age. Last I heard, he had become a runner or something like that after heart surgery, and lifestyle change. Those avid runners always look fat depleted to me; just plain awful looking.

by Anonymousreply 43August 1, 2016 9:07 PM

[quote]Umm....no, you really can't

Ah yeah you can. The only people that think you can't are those who have it.

Like fat people who wear big clothes and think it hides things.

As Cousin Gerri told Blair, "you think you're hot but everyone else thinks you're fat."

by Anonymousreply 44August 1, 2016 11:09 PM

LOL

by Anonymousreply 45January 17, 2018 12:00 PM

John Travolta

by Anonymousreply 46July 12, 2018 12:07 PM

Good fillers can prevent facial wasting.

by Anonymousreply 47July 12, 2018 12:11 PM

Discovered in 2010 I have HIV. To this day I just don't know how. Obviously via sex but... anyway.... I'm 50. Does anyone know if I will ever have this? I take one pill a day. I'm really worried that one day I'll wake up and have a sunken in face. It could be worse I suppose.

by Anonymousreply 48July 12, 2018 12:17 PM

Please elaborate, R1.

by Anonymousreply 49July 12, 2018 6:12 PM
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