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I want to ask why fat people have dark patches of skin aroumd neck ? can this condition be gone if one looses adequate amount of weight?

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Dark neck: Look up acanthosis nigracans. Worse due to obesity. Sometimes will improve with weight loss. Can also be inherited or related to diabetes.

Answered 9/28/2016

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