What Is Ehlers Danlos?
6. Stretchy Skin
We need for our skin to be flexible. For one thing, it needs to be able to stretch as our joints bend to prevent it from tearing open. The skin also needs to be flexible to give some leeway to help prevent it from breaking when under pressure. While it is important for our skin to be stretchy to a degree, however, it can be too stretchy in cases of Ehlers Danlos.
Many people with Ehlers Danlos can pull their skin away from their body considerably further than other people can. The condition is known as hyper-elasticity. It is not usually a problem in itself, and the skin will return back to its usual position when released. It can be important to help keep hyper elastic skin moisturized to help prevent it from being damaged.
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