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Stretchy skin can be a symptom of a connective tissue disorder, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Skin

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