article_snippet: While lipodystrophy can occur as a side effect of various illnesses, a small number of people in the world are born with the condition.
article_snippet: The results can vary between sufferers.
article_snippet: Lipodystrophy affects Lipodystrophy sufferers differently, with fat loss occurring in different parts of the body.
article_snippet: Lipodystrophy also known as the ‘Fat Redistribution Syndrome’, refers to a number of disturbances in the way the body uses and distributes fat.
article_snippet: One of the most common symptoms is fat loss in the face, causing sufferers to appear gaunt and wrinkled far earlier than sufferers peers.
article_snippet: The dissolving of fat beneath tissue can occur in different body parts in every patient.
article_snippet: Some will look haggered in the face and thin in the arms while others will see rushes of fat to the hips and legs.
highlights_snippet: The rare condition makes fat dissolve beneath tissue and wrinkles skin .
  