Semicircular lipoatrophy

Semicircular lipoatrophy (lipoatrophia semicircularis) is a medical condition in humans, commonly known as ribbed thighs.

Additional recommended knowledge

Weighing the right way

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

How to quickly check pipettes?

It consists of a semicircular zone of atrophy of the subcutaneous fatty tissue located mostly on the front of the thighs. Skin and underlying muscles remains intact.

Semicircular lipoatrophy mainly affects office workers. The ribs in the thighs are typically between 2 to 4 cm high and are typically located at about 72 cm above the ground, which is the standard height of office furniture.

Cause

It is not yet clear what exactly causes semicircular lipoatrophy. Some hypotheses are that it is caused by localized pressure^[1][2] or by electromagnetic fields.^[3]

See also

• Lipodystrophy

References

1. ^ Hodak E, David M, Sandbank M (1990). "Semicircular lipoatrophy--a pressure-induced lipoatrophy?". Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 15 (6): 464-5. PMID 2279347.
2. ^ Gómez-Espejo C, Pérez-Bernal A, Camacho-Martínez F (2005). "A new case of semicircular lipoatrophy associated with repeated external microtraumas and review of the literature". Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 19 (4): 459-61. doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01092.x. PMID 15987293.
3. ^ Flagothier C, Quatresooz P, Pierard GE (2006). "Electromagnetic lipolysis and semicircular lipoatrophy of the thighs" (in French). Annales de dermatologie et de vénéréologie 133 (6-7): 577-80. PMID 16885849.