Patients who got the real injection felt better about how their belly looked, while those who got the fake shot didn’t.

Doctors who didn’t know who got the real drug thought patients’ bellies looked better after treatment.

People who took tesamorelin felt better about how their belly looked, and doctors also thought their belly looked better — even though their outer fat didn’t change, just the inside fat.

HIV patients with belly fat buildup feel better about their appearance after taking tesamorelin, while those on a dummy pill don't notice a difference.

People with HIV on medication who take tesamorelin feel better about their belly appearance, as both they and their doctors report improvements. This finding is from the abstract summary - full study details were not available

The drug didn’t cause serious side effects in these patients, even after a year of daily injections.