Face Forward Foundation - Bold Action and Clear Solutions for Living with HIV

Face Forward Foundation

Face Forward Foundation: Bold Action and Clear Solutions for Living with HIV

The Face Forward Foundation believes that highly productive living in the face of HIV/AIDS is possible.

Face Forward is a non-profit organization created to help people effectively manage both the physical aspects, such as lipoatrophy or facial wasting, and emotional effects of the HIV/AIDS illness. Face Forward is about forward thinking; the Foundation is commited to dynamic action and empowered living.

Through this website and through proactive activities in the community, Face Forward works to help people who are HIV positive by supporting these pillars:

  Appearance Matters

  Living in Action

  Knowledge is Power

Rebuilding Self-Esteem,

Repairing Self-Worth,

Restoring Dignity.

Treatment News

Bio-Alcamid: Letter to Dentists
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Cosmetic treatment for facial fat loss safe and effective in the long term
Treatment with Aquamid (polyacrylamide hydrogel) to correct facial fat loss caused by anti-HIV drugs is safe and effective in the long term, American researchers report in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses.
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BIO-ALCAMID RECEIVES HEALTH CANADA APPROVAL!
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Bio-Alcamid Subsidy Program
The Face Forward Foundation has a Bio-Alcamid Subsidy Program for people with HIV-related facial wasting/Lipoatrophy. Facial wasting is an all too common side effect of HIV/AIDS and this program will help more people obtain facial reconstruction with Bio-Alcamid...
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Polyalkylimide gel safe and effective for treatment of facial lipoatrophy
A small, open-label study has found that injections of polyalkylimide gel (Bio-Alcamid) safely and effectively reduced the visible symptoms of facial lipoatrophy in HIV-positive patients, and improved self-reported anxiety, depression and overall quality of life. The study, performed at a clinic in Toronto, was reported in the May 31st edition of AIDS.
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living+ magazine

Best face forward
by Jennifer Tsui

living+ magazine January/February 2009/
Issue 58:

Four people share their experiences with the psychosocial effects of facial lipoatrophy and reconstructive treatment.

- Malsah

- Moffatt

- Lorne

- Bradford McIntyre

One of the most prominent and challenging side effects associated with HIV is lipoatrophy—a condition that causes erratic fat production of cells and the unequal distribution of fat in the body. Manifestations of lipoatrophy can vary from excessive accumulation of fat around the abdomen to severe fat and muscle wasting in the arms, legs, buttocks, and face.

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