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Question: How soon after HIV infection can facial wasting/ lipodystrophy/lipoatrophy occur? I am just wondering how long it would take for facial wasting (sunken in, hollow checks) to occur after HIV infection. Can HIV on its own cause hollow cheeks/ after only a few months (2-6 months) of infection? If not, what else could be the cause of hollow, sunken inn cheeks, that are continuing to become more hollow, be?

Answer: It depends on your immune system, how long it can cope until being fully suseptible to facial wasting. People live up to 10 years or more without any way of knowing they had it.


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