PRONOUNCED: KORT-nee [key]. Meaning & History. From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus short) or else from a Norman nickname meaning short nose.RONOUNCED: KORT-nee [key]. Meaning & History. From an aristocratic English surname which was derived either from the French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus short) or else from a Norman nickname meaning short nose.
Facial lipoatrophy is the loss of fat beneath the skin, which can result in sunken cheeks, indentations, and hollow eyes. Lipoatrophy is common among HIV patients. Sculptra is a synthetic and biocompatible material that is injected below the surface of the skin in the area of fat loss.
Q: Will HIV medicines cause changes to your fat and stomach? The loss of fat in the face, arms, and legs (lipoatrophy) and gain of fat in the belly (lipohypertrophy) and other places in the body (such as at the top of the back, causing a buffalo hump) are dreaded complications of HIV treatment.