What Is Ehlers Danlos?
5. Fragile Skin
Our skin is one of our first lines of defense against injury. We can pick up bumps and scratches through the day without having to worry about our skin being broken. It is far from impervious however, and people with Ehlers Danlos syndrome can have skin that is particularly easy to break.
This can mean that a simple scratch can result in the skin being broken whereas it would otherwise remain intact. Not only does the skin break more easily than usual, but healing will also be a problem for many people. The skin can also tear easily when stitches are used to try and repair a wound.
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