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Fibrosis is primarily described as the deposition of excessive extracellular matrix, but in many tissues it also involves a loss of lipid or lipid‐filled cells. Lipid‐filled cells are critical to tissue function and integrity in many tissues including the skin and lungs. Thus, loss or depletion of lipid‐filled cells during fibrogenesis, has implications for tissue function. In some contexts, lipid‐filled...