- Semicircular lipoatrophy
Semicircular lipoatrophy (lipoatrophia semicircularis) is a
medical condition in humans, commonly known as "ribbed thighs".It consists of a semicircular zone of atrophy of the subcutaneous fatty tissue located mostly on the front of the
thigh s.Skin and underlyingmuscle s 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 [cite journal |author=Hodak E, David M, Sandbank M |title=Semicircular lipoatrophy--a pressure-induced lipoatrophy? |journal=Clin. Exp. Dermatol. |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=464–5 |year=1990 |pmid=2279347 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2230.1990.tb02147.x] [cite journal |author=Gómez-Espejo C, Pérez-Bernal A, Camacho-Martínez F |title=A new case of semicircular lipoatrophy associated with repeated external microtraumas and review of the literature |journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=459–61 |year=2005 |pmid=15987293 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01092.x] or by
electromagnetic field s. [cite journal |author=Flagothier C, Quatresooz P, Pierard GE |title=Electromagnetic lipolysis and semicircular lipoatrophy of the thighs |language=French |journal=Annales de dermatologie et de vénéréologie |volume=133 |issue=6-7 |pages=577–80 |year=2006 |pmid=16885849 |doi=]ee also
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