#$%^&*AU2012244095A120140206.pdf#####16 ABSTRACT The present invention refers to a method for the non5 surgical treatment of a lypodistrophy caused by an antiretroviral therapy in an individual infected by a retrovirus, such as HIV, and undergoing said antiretroviral therapy said method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a adipocitolytic 10 composition comprising deoxycholic acid and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a retrovirus-infected individual affected by said lipodistrophy.