Fat Atrophy

Question: I need to know ASAP Cortisone Injection Fat Atrophy.? I am scheduled for a cortisone Injection and have had fat atrophy from a previous injection. I just want to know if it is likely to happen again? The first shot was in the hand. and the other will be in my foot. If you have a link that tells the occurrences of recurrent fat atrophy. I have 2 days until my appt. I need to make a decision ASAP.

Answer: You can read the effects of the drug in the body's tissues here: http://orthopedics.about.com/od/paintrea… You can also check this link to a forum of patient's experiences with 1 or more cortisone injections & fat pad atrophy: http://www.healthboards.com/boards/archi…

Question: atrophy of the normal heel fat pad question? So I have atrophy of the normal heel fat pad (I was doing some research and I realized that is what I have) what should I do? (see a trainer, doctor?) Is it from running? (I run cross country)

Answer: This usually occurs in older people. It may be from the running and also from ill fitting shoes or shoes that do not provide enough support or cushioning. Fat pad atrophy can be treated without surgery if treatment is started soon enough. Custom orthotics inserted into the shoes is the common type of treatment. A mold is taken of the foot and the orthotic is molded to fit the foot. The result is the lifting of the metatarsal so that it is aligned with the others and no longer carries more of the body weight than the other metatarsals. Check here. http://www.ehow.com/about_6554320_fat-pa…

Question: Horizontal indentation in right upper thigh? Cellulite? Fat atrophy? I've had this indentation in my right upper thigh for as long as I can remember. My mom even said it has been there since I was little. When I got older & started worrying more about my appearance, it started to bother me. NO amount of exercise changes it AT ALL. I used to run everyday, had no cellulite but it was still there. When I feel it, it feels like a literal indentation in my leg. The leg around it feels healthy but when you feel this one part its like there's no fat or like there's an indentation in the muscle itself. What is this and how do I fix it?? I always thought it was cellulite but my bf says no and I don't think it is either, you can't "feel" cellulite like this.

Answer: It certainly sounds like localized lipoatrophy.

Question: could it be atrophy or just fat loss? I am a Filipino guy who is about to turn 16 this July. I am 5 feet 7 inches. I have lived a very sedentary and inactive lifestyle ever since I was a kid. So I have decided to go to the gym whenever I can last March. During that month there was one time when I measured my weight and I got approx. 182 lbs. From March to April I've been to the gym like 5 times. After that I got busy and I ate like fast food 5 times a week and an average of 1.5 liters of ice cream a week as well. Then when I had time again I went to the gym weighed my self and I got 181 lbs. Two weeks later with a couple of gym sessions I weigh less than 180 lbs (approx. 179 or 178 but I am SURE it is LESS than 180). I could lift heavier weights than I could last April. And I noticed that I don't eat that much junk food anymore.To be honest I want to lose weight too but I want to gain muscle even more so I was wondering could it be atrophy or fat loss? Thanks guys!

Answer: Neither? The difference between 182 lbs and 179 lbs is not significant. Your body will naturally fluctuate +/-5 pounds throughout the course of a day easily, depending on how hydrated you are. So it sounds like you neither gained nor lost weight. Your perception that you are able to lift heavier weights than in April is probably not accurate either -- you could've been more tired in April, or simply had nothing to compare it to. (i.e. You didn't have a # to beat in April, so you just lifted whatever felt heavy; this time, you're lifting with a knowledge of what you lifted in April, and are purposefully trying to increase it.) Nothing you are saying is remotely close to what "atrophy" is, particularly if you are now lifting heavier weight than before. The key is consistency. Eat well, and exercise regularly, and you will see both fat loss and muscle gain.

Question: How to gain fat on the face?Please advise me, anyone.? I recently lost a lot of weight and a huge amount of fat on my face due to stress and working out. I have a normal size body but a very pointed and almost fat-less face. The skin on my face clung to the bones because of the atrophy of fat and I look absolutely old and gaunt. I would very much appreciate advice on ways and treatments to regain fat on the face other than fat injections.

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Question: Help! Are there products that will help stimulate the fat in cheeks and plump the face? After consuming Phentermine for weight loss, the fat in my face has atrophied badly and I now have a very pointed chin with concave cheeks, I look absolutely gaunt and old compared to my previous self. Will appreciate if anyone would recommend me any product(serum, cream) tat will help plump the face/ restore fat, beside fat injections. Many thanks!

Answer: Drink a lot of water. I know it sounds weird to say this but if you want more fat on your cheeks you have to eat more fattening food.

Question: When people starve themselves, what atrophies sooner, fat or muscle? In other words, what does that person lose first? Does she use up all her muscle first, then all her fat? Does it depend on the person? Etc.... Detailed medical response please.

Answer: If you are physically inactive for an extended period of time, your body will burn off your muscle first because it can be converted to energy faster than fat. An example would be if you broke your leg adn had a cast for say 4 months, the muscles in the leg you broke would atrophy because you can't use it. Thats why you would need to go to physical therapy to rebuild the muscle. Now, if you were building muscle and being very physically active, your body would burn the fat first because your body needs to sustain the muscle you have built up and the food you are ingesting is not enough. Thats why for every pound of muscle you have, you burn 100 calories of fat.

Question: Fat atrophe from a shot? Like a dent in your skin....? I got a cortizone shot in the rear end and now a few months later I have a depression in my butt cheek! I read that it's something that sometimes happens from a steroid shot....called "fat atrophy"....when the fat cells die under the skin leaving a depression. Can I do anything to repair the spot? It looks stupid. I know it's hidden most of the time, but I hate it!! LOL

Answer: Unfortunately I havent heard of any type of cure for this. Hopefully with time MAYBE it will reshape. I had to have iron infusions and the dr told me that if I chose the injections they could leave big yellow/orange spots on me and asked if that would be a problem...HECK YES was my response, haha...I feel your pain, lol

Question: How can I atrophy the muscles in my calves and ankles? I think my ankles and calves are thick mostly due to muscle (a bit of fat). I would do anything to make them petite and small. In class, we had to measure our ankles and calves, and mine were one inch bigger than this male football player in class! I think it was my calves; they were about 18 inches.

Answer: i doubt you will be more muscular than a football player and it is actually alot of fat. do endurance exercises for your legs and feet, not strength ones. that will help you loose all your fat there and make them lean. Also if by chance you are hulk status muscular and have muscle ankles, to atrophy them just don't use them anymore, wheel yourself around in a wheelchair or some other form that takes the place of walking and using your foot and leg muscles. it normally takes a month to start atrophy or if you literally stop using your feet for everything and just let them dangle like useless extended flesh, then it will take near 2 weeks.

Question: Can I gain muscle without gaining much fat? I'm 18 and somewhat underweight because I was formerly anorexic. I'm on the road to recovery and I hope to gain about 10 pounds, which will put me at a normal BMI. Since all my muscles atrophied, I'm more determined to gain muscle mass rather than fat. If I go on a high-protein, low-cal, low-fat, low-carb diet and exercise a lot, is it possible to gain lots of muscle and little fat?

Answer: You'r wrong. Well sort of. From general magazine fab knowledge youd assume that a low cal high protein low carb diet would be ideal from the standpoint that you need protein to build muscle. However, you need carbs as well. Complex Carbs! Because if you work out and only have protein in your system your body will use it for energy. This defeats the purpouse of it being used for muscle regeneration and growth. What you want to do to gain muscle is work out for hypertrophy. Usually with MOST people this is achieved at 70% of their 1 rep max and doing reps of 8-12. You want to focus on exercises that utilize a wide range of muscles such as bench press, squat etc... Your diet should be balanced (for females) percentage wise 50-35-15. 50% protein, 35% carbs, 15% fat. Have your protein throughout the day and try to place the fats / carbs in the morning / lunch time and not at night. Protein anytime, spaced out evenly. To keep fatgain in check, run a few times a week. After about 6 months you'll notice some serious muscle gain

Question: Best way to prevent muscle atrophy? I recently tore a muscle in my stomach so i can't do any upper body exercise. I actually can't even run, bike or swim either. All I can do comfortably is hike. What's the best way to try and keep my upper body mass without gaining fat? Any supplement or exercise ideas would be great. Thanks

Answer: from the article below - Numerous current studies show that dieters who follow high-protein low-carb strategies--even plans with higher fat intake--lose more fat and maintain or gain more muscle mass than dieters who rely on higher carb diets. Yes, you read that right--many dieters actually gained muscle mass without working out, simply by eating a high-protein diet. This is due to several factors. First, amino acids from protein drive muscle growth. When you consume a high-protein meal, amino acids from the protein travel to muscle cells and actually initiate the processes that cause muscle growth. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0… I highly recommend adding virgin coconut oil to your diet. All fats can be used for sustained energy, but coconut oil is the (only) fat that can be used for quick energy like a carb.

Question: What is a condition that has these symptoms:? Weight loss(from 82 lbs to 93 lbs), migraines, tachycardia, no energy, constipation, skin dryness, fat atrophy, sore joints, bruise easily. Had a heart attack followed by surgery for SVT. Still have tachycardia. Migraine meds (triptans) I'm allergic to. Depression and stress like most people.

Answer: a weak heart, try laxative let the doctor know and this could be side affects from medication

Question: fasting for three days lead to muscle atrophy? I just got baptized yesterday and decided to fast for three days, I figure if Jesus can do 40 days I can do three. I have EXTREMELY low body fat and was wondering if my muscles will atrophy after three days. I normally eat much more than the average person, but never gain weight. Its been one day and I'm STARVING, I'm going to be deciplined and go the whole 3 days, but was wondering what to expect. I'm already starting to feel slightly euphoric, anyone have experience fasting.

Answer: Fasting? In my experience and observation fasting nowadays is for most of us not like fasting was 50 years ago! We do no longer live in a natural world, and our body is filled with preservatives and toxins, now also shaff from air, food and water. Medicine even found that bodies keep longer fresh after death than about 50 years ago. Why would this be so? All the preservatives people have eaten during their life preserved their body, of course not at death, but they were preserved alive! That's why many do not feel when they fall ill until it is severe. When we fast, the body is not burdoned to take care of more food, more toxins and preservatives, transfats etc., but starts to clean out. This cleansing may be so powerful that the toxins, thrown out of our tissues and bones, may make us sick. That's why fasting for days is not good for everyone. Beans are great to help control a too speedy cleanse. When cleansing too fast, we may have a strong acid reaction and even die from it. Indeed, a man died when fasting on juices for about 2 weeks! He cleansed too fast for the pollution he carried! The sun is also cleansing, and I am convinced that not the sun causes skin cancer, but the toxins it draws to the surface of the skin! A clean body does not get skin cancer from the sun in my estimation! The sun allows the body to make vitamin D, necessary for strong bones and teeth! Many children today avoid the sun for fear of skin cancer, but are fed food full of preservatives and toxins! What a paradox world! How can we wisely cleanse? Best is to prepare for a fast by eating vegetables for some days, non starchy and easy to digest food. The empty starches (white sugar, white flour and all containing them) imbalances our blood sugar. At first it goes high up after eating these empty starches, then it falls way down, which gives us hunger pangs. Animal products are mainly highly acid-forming, which the body tries to eliminate when cleansing. This may even cause a stench! Great, it is coming out! When we stop eating empty starches, we will not feel so hungry any longer. Brown sugar is better, whole grain flour is better. Flour from sprouted grains is best. After being prepared, with blood sugar balanced, it may help to fast on vegetable juices, may be carrot juice with a slice of beet in it. Teas, like green tea or herbal tea are good to use. Or purified water, yet I feel some nourishment is necessary for most (vegatable juices). When one gets too weak or spacy, one should break off the fast with some light food (vegetables, oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar etc.), I feel. One can repeat a day of fasting the next week or once a month. A good and alkaline-forming diet (mainly vegetables and some fruit, fruit may cleanse too fast) is also cleansing, but in a gentle way. Some raw organic, sunripened food inbetween will help to cleanse and build the body. Furthermore, Color*MedicineTM can be applied, it is like food, for the body can easily absorb the rays and build tissues, muscles and bones (www.colormedicine.com). You may want to check your pH (urine and saliva) several times a day (and even make a list), and see if you are too acid, which would run down your body. A pH of 7.5 of urine and saliva is best in my experience. 7 is neutral and not good for the body; under 7 is acidic and may cause all kinds of problems. You can buy pH paper in your health food store or on the Internet. Happy cleansing, the wise way. Cordially, India.Magica

Question: can you build muscle and burn fat at the same time? like if I got lift weights at a gym to build muscle and then run after working out? I have heard that running can cause muscle atrophy

Answer: It is possible, especially for newbeginners or trained people who have returned from a training hiatus due to injury. However, it is a very slow process. That is, you will build muscle and lose fat at a much slower rate than if you had taken one or the other and focused on that only.

Question: How Many People Believe Muscle Turns Into Fat (and vice versa)? I'm just curious. It's a complete myth. They are built for different reasons and made out of different things. Muscle doesn't turn into fat and fat doesn't turn into muscle. You don't have to take my word for it: www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/0… www.intense-workout.com/fat_muscle.htm… www.stylelist.com/blog/2008/10/06/styl… www.fitsugar.com/216076 Before someone posts that it IS true because it happened to them or a friend or family member, here's what actually happens: 1. You built muscle through exercise. 2. You stopped exercising. 3. Your muscles began to atrophy (get smaller) while you gained more fat because you stopped exercising. The converse is also true, where more exercise leads to fat loss and muscle gain. So you know it's not true now...but I'm just wondering how many people actually believed this. Mate R: "Muscle as far as i know can only deteriorate if you haven't eaten in like a month" That's actually not the case at all. Your muscle is very expensive for your body to maintain, so one missed meal sends you into catabolism (the state of the body where you begin to metabolize your muscle). For this reason, bodybuilders and powerlifters will either take a casein protein shake before bed (it digests in about 4 hours, giving the body something to work with), or actually set an alarm to wake them up every 3 hours so they can take a whey protein shake (digests in about 30 minutes). Muscle is also one of those "use it or lose it" things, so even if you are eating but not lifting, you'll notice some muscle loss rather quickly. Angel: "no muscle memory is always there,,, you just gain weight over it" The theory of muscle memory has nothing to do with how much muscle is actually there. Linda: "nope, muscle does NOT turn into fat. Except for those GMC drink things, those turn your muscles into fat when you stop taking them." No, that doesn't even make any sense. Not even close. Above All: "Is it true that when someone is building muscle, the muscle is built below their layer of fat and can only be seen once the fat is burned off?" This is true. However, depending on the muscle group and how big it grows, you will still be able to see the shape of it...it'll just have a layer of fat on top. That's only a bad thing during bodybuilding competitions...otherwise, it's completely normal. You've never seen a squirrel with a six-pack!

Answer: Yeah, it's silly but loads of people do. Fat turning to muscle makes as much sense as muscle turning to bone. Some people are just a bit ignorant of the most basic facts about the human body. A friend of mine once told me he planned to put on weigth (as in fat) and after start working out to turn that fat into muscle. Genius plan, lol!

Question: If someone has not had Amino Acids for a long long time can they repair the damage ? especially certain amino acids. Can this person showing symptoms such as atrophy, and other weaknesses expect to repair or heal once consuming amino acids again? The book about amino acids says that " unlike fat and starch, the human body does not store excess amino acids for later use, the amino acids must be in the food every day." So what happens if the person does begin to consume amino acids once again ? Can the person consume a large amount of them in a short time to repair all of the damage ? Also some nerve related damage seems to be present.

Answer: There are about 26 amino acids that make our proteins. 8 of these we can not make and are required everyday. They are called essential amino acids.We need to take in protein everyday. It needs to be varied sources to assure that we are getting the essential amino acids. Repair can be done. It takes a long time . It would take exercise to rebuild the muscles also. There are diseases from lack of protein, and from lack of the essential amino acids. There are studies of the effects on the rest of the body on protein deficiency. There can be some psychological effects.

Question: How can I lose fat while on crutches? I'm a 17 year old female, 5"5, somewhere between 140lb and 130lb. Probably closer to the 140lb end.  Last October, I slipped on ice and broke my ankle. It was a complicated fracture (Weber B), and I was off my leg and on crutches for 3 months.  It never fully healed, and now I'm back in a cast. It's non removable, non weight bearing, and can't get wet. But, its below knee. I'll be like this until the end of august, and then I'm pretty sure I'll need a surgery after this, so, in short I probably won't be walking for a while.  My body type is... pear?  I don't have much weight on my stomach but there still is some. I could do sit-ups, but everything seems ineffective without cardio.  My thighs, inner and everywhere else, and legs bother me most. But it's also one of the first places I notice weight loss. I would love to lose weight there.  My upper arms have some fat on them. It never bothers me much, until I'm put on crutches. This is because muscle builds underneath the fat, but the fat always stays, giving me a bulky look.  Before I knew about my leg problems, I'd started running to get in shape. It was my plan to lose weight and tone up by the end of august.  Well, now that I can't run, walk or swim, I need other ways to lose weight and tone up. I already eat very healthy, there's no bad food to be found anywhere in my house.  I'm not a fan of what the crutches do to my upper body. I know it's a "great way to tone up!" but, for me, it's purely muscle buildup in my arms, underneath a layer of fat, which just makes me look bulky.  I need a way to burn fat. Barely any cardio is without the use of legs, I only own a treadmill. I can't go to the gym to use rowing machines or such. What exercise can I do? Is there anything I can do to burn fat all over my body?  Stretching? ANYTHING? Not being able to use my legs makes them look gross, and overusing my arms makes them look bulky.  So maybe toning exercises for both my upper legs and thighs, (screw calves, because I'm familiar with the muscle atrophy that'll happen in my broken leg), and fat loss ANYTHING for my whole body, to make me more comfortable with my arms.  Also, any diet plan? Can a special diet aid in fat loss? If not, I'll just restrict caloric intake, but I'm not sure what would be effective. 1200?  Thank you so much in advance to anyone who can help me with this! 

Answer: You have had a tough time. Any movement burns calories, even digesting food burns calories, it's a matter of balancing calories going in and calories being used up. You need this many calories a day... http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calorie… If you eat 3,500 calories more than your body needs, you will put on about 1 pound. If you use up 3,500 calories more than you eat, you will lose about 1 pound in weight. Calories burned (it even includes walking using crutches1) http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tool… Don't eat too little or you will manage to live on less calories and you will burn muscle as well as fat to keep vital organs going. Plenty of dietary advice online. You need a good diet to aid healing, help your bones knit together. Don't fall for diet pills either, their unregulated ads tell lies, use fictional testimonials and manipulated photographs.

Question: severe pinched nerve muscle atrophy? I pinched my nerve in my should back in october. I can't feel most of my bicep, and my 3 deltoid muscles are literally gone. I can't even hold up my cell phone for 5seconds without extreme fatigue. I use to weight 175lbs, around 8% body fat, now im 155lbs and i look like a skeleton because I can't lift. There is severe atrophy on my pinched nerve shoulder. I play college football and i know how long it takes to build muscle. Im done with footballl if I can't get HGH or some other supplement to help me. I know this for a fact. Any advise? will a doctor prescribe me HGH or something else? If your going to tell me to build muscle naturally you can stfu because im sick of people telling me that on forums and stuff. Im not stupid, if I could do it on my own I would, because im not lazy. I can not lift right now anyways but this is a question for when i regain arms normal functions. might add im 19 years old, and that I know time is the only thing that will heal my arm.... thats what the doc says my problem besides my pinched arm is MUSCLE loss

Answer: Have you dislocated your shoulder in the past? If so, it is probably the axillary nerve which has been damaged. Muscle wasting from nerve damage can only be restored if the nerve heals. If there is ongoing pinching of the nerve, surgical decompression might be required. If the nerve had been damaged but is no longer compressed, it has the potential to heal. This could take 18 - 24 months, and is certainly not assured. Treatments like anabolic steroids, hGH, etc. will have no effect on the muscle while it is denervated. hGH might have some effect on nerve repair, however. I don't know if you could find a doctor willing to prescribe it to you for this condition.

Question: Could ALL neurodegenerative diseases be the result of a fat starved body? And "trans fat" brain cells? Could it be a result of getting too little healthy fat in the body? I'm also referring to healthy fats which include saturated fats... found in Coconut Oil as well as Organic butter. Not to mention, the essential Omega 3 DHA fats and those in cold pressed olive oil. I think all these margarines and "highly refined" cooking oils made with hexane are destroying our brain cells. (Causing "Trans Fat" brain cells) And we all know that the elderly typically suffer from Vitamin D3 deficiency... which is another form of fat. In fact, healthy fats are essential in our body to absorb many vitamins and nutrients. In the past, the Eskimos lived on 80% fat and 20% protein.... they thrived on it and were VERY healthy. The Native Americans basically lived the same way... at times, killing an animal and ONLY consuming the fats, tongue, and bone marrow. They were VERY healthy and could literally run all day on the energy provided. Maybe the American food pyramid could use a correction? Maybe we are consuming too many Omega 6 fats compared to the Omega 3 DHA? Maybe Omega 6 isn't even required by the body. Some report it was based on a flawed study. Regardless, it seems to cause inflammation when there is too much of it... especially with too little Omega 3. Why couldn't correcting our fat consumption the way nature intended it should be, correct this problem? Besides, the brain is composed of 50% fat. What happens to our brains and brain cells when they are composed of 50% "synthetic" fats? Doesn't it stand to reason that the molecular structure of our brain cells would be affected...causing neurodegenerative disease? Doesn't it stand to reason that a healthy balance of natural fats could prevent and cure neurodegnerative diseases of many types...like Alzheimer s, Parkinson's, Multiple System Atrophy, and others? Shouldn't more neurologists be inspired by the work of physician, Dr. Mary Newport who is having success treating Alzheimer's with Coconut and Coconut Oil? "An advantage of a saturated fat is that there is nowhere on the molecule for free radicals or oxidants to attach." But the opposite can be said of trans fats. Do you think it is possible to get accumulated trans fat out of brain cells with a change of oils/fats? Or would a change simply prevent further damage? I thought the case with "Lorenzo's Oil" was interesting too. They used Oleic Acid, (which is found in Olive Oil) to improve their son who had a genetic neurodegerative disease. Oleic Acid is also abundant in human breast milk. Lauric Acid found in abundance in both Coconut Oil and human breast milk, is also very beneficial to the brain and body. Dr. Mary Newport is successfully treating her husband's Alzheimer's with this Medium Chain Fatty Acid. Humans just aren't meant to consume sythetic products like Crisco. And it definitely won't prevent, or cure, any disease.

Answer: Not everything you say is fact or relevant, but it is interesting.

Question: How come society always regards fat/obese people as strong and having alot of muscle? people make it seem like fat/obese people are contstantly gaining muscle and strength for carrying all their weight around. but doesnt fat just hang? you dont really support flab. plus i have never seen an obese person lifting weights in the gym. if all these obese people have so much muscle, then wouldnt you see that muscle once they lost all their fat? everytime an obese person loses all their excess weight they are skinny not muscular. but my point being is that your biceps, chest and shoulders dont get bigger(more muscular) for being a 450 pound lardo. wouldnt your muscles atrophy instead of getting bigger at that weight?

Answer: Sorry, but you are totally wrong. Physiologically, fat/obese people are much stronger than "normal" weight people. The body adapts to the physical challenges that is placed on it. It takes much more strength to get up and down from a chair... to take a step... to walk up stairs, etc., when you are fat. It's like perpetually carrying around a heavy knapsack on your back. So, no, the muscles do not atrophy. That is why it is so important for an obese person to include body building in their regimen when they are trying to lose weight. It allows them to keep these big muscles, which in turn, helps them metabolize more calories as they lose weight.