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Functional Consequences of Excoriation (Skin-Picking Disorder)
Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder can substantially impair social, academic, and occupational functioning. A majority of affected individuals spend at least 1 hour per day picking, thinking about picking, or resisting urges to pick. Many avoid public, social, or entertainment activities and experience recurring interference with work, school responsibilities, or studying. Physical consequences include tissue damage, scarring, and infection; infections frequently require antibiotics, and severe cases can be life-threatening or require surgery. Chronic picking has rarely been associated with wrist synovitis.
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