What is lipodystrophy?

Lipodystrophy usually infers loss of the fat layer that lies underneath the skin. It may be congenital or acquired later in life. It can affect all of the body (generalized) or just parts of the body (partial).

How do members experience lipodystrophy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lipodystrophy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for lipodystrophy*

Who has lipodystrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 6
40s 2
50s 9
60s 5
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 17

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What is lipodystrophy?

Lipodystrophy usually infers loss of the fat layer that lies underneath the skin. It may be congenital or acquired later in life. It can affect all of the body (generalized) or just parts of the body (partial).



Common symptoms reported by people with lipodystrophy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for lipodystrophy

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Compare treatments taken by people with lipodystrophy

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have lipodystrophy through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with lipodystrophy? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has lipodystrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 15 say lipodystrophy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 6
40s 2
50s 9
60s 5
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 17

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from lipodystrophy patients who have completed their condition history
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