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ehlers-danlos, hyperelasticity, the skin, india rubber skin, hyperelastic skin, readily stretched beyond the limits of normal skin, return to its normal state, hyperelastic skin, often, in the ehlers-danlos syndrome, rubber men, women, the increased elasticity of skin, hyperextensible joints, joints, bent more than, hyperelasticity occurs, the production of abnormal collagen fibers, collagen, fibrous, insoluble protein that makes up, the body's connective tissue, a common cause of hyperelastic skin is ehlers-danlos syndrome, stretchable skin include marfan syndrome, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, osteogenesis imperfecta, cutis laxa, cutaneous t-cell lymphoma, sun-related changes of older skin, people, hyperelastic skin, more likely than others to experience damage, skin, cuts, scrapes, scarring, skin more delicate than normal skin, extra care must be, avoid damage, skin, skin, examined frequently, consult health care provider, specific recommendations, child appears to have delicate skin, skin appears to be very stretchy, doctor, perform a physical examination, did the skin appear abnormal at, near the time of birth, did this develop over time, a history, the skin becoming damaged, slow to heal, was ehlers-danlos syndrome suspected, confirmed, a diagnosis, member of family, physical examination, detailed skin, skeleton, muscle examination, joints moved in several directions to assess the distance, direction of movement in each joint, ehlers-danlos syndrome is suspected, medical tests, lysyl oxidase, an enzyme detected, a blood test, lysyl hydroxylase, an enzyme detected, a blood test, serum copper level, serum ceruloplasmin level, collagen typing, determines the particular type of collagen fiber affected, help to predict future problems, platelet aggregation test, skin biopsy, ehlers-danlos syndrome is diagnosed, physician, wish to refer to other health care providers rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, geneticists, dentists.