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Lipodystrophy

I'm Gonna Wipe That AIDS Right Off My Face

Mark S. King | Posted 03.31.2013 | Gay Voices
Mark S. King

It was all well and good to be front and center as an HIV-positive man during the first years of the AIDS crisis. It's easier being a role model when your face looks good on the poster. But then, slowly but surely, a common side effect of HIV medications, facial wasting, began to appear.

Zara Hartshorn: 13-Year-Old With Rare Disease Looks Middle-Aged

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

At the age of 13, Zara Hartshorn already looks 50. Hartshorn, who is from Rotherham, England, suffers from a rare genetic disease known as lipodystro...