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Long-term use can bring on a syndrome known as lipodystrophy (wasting of peripheral fat, accumulation of central fat, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance).

The transposed flap is seen as central fat density (asterisk).

The presence of central fat signal intensity is the key to differentiating fat necrosis from tumor recurrence, as breast cancers do not contain central fat (Fig. 9).

The orbital septum is opened and blunt dissection of the inner and central fat bags is performed.

CT findings of fat necrosis are not well described but tend to correspond with MRI findings with central fat and peripheral enhancement if contrast is given.

The necrotic central fat is isointense or slightly lower signal on saturated T1-weighted images than the remaining fat in the breast.

In the much more commonly encountered HIV-associated lipodystrophy, leptin replacement has been shown to decrease central fat mass and to improve insulin sensitivity, dyslipidemia, and glucose levels.

Accumulating evidence suggests that HMW-adiponectin is the most physiologically active form related to glucose tolerance [6], insulin sensitivity [7], central fat distribution and multiple metabolic disorders [8].

In conclusion, we suggest that menopause/older age linked to central fat distribution in normal weight women is associated with increased tissue-specific glucocorticoid exposure via 11βHSD1.

Opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal growth have previously been described for adrenarche [14], central fat distribution [15] and insulin sensitivity at age 8 years [16].

We did not measure visceral vs. subcutaneous abdominal fat content in our participants and, therefore, we cannot assess which central fat compartment is responsible for these associations.