What are Stretch Marks?
Medically known as "striae gravidarum",
stretch marks are caused by excessive stretching of the skin.
Pregnancy, rapid weight gain or loss and puberty, are the usual causes
of stretch marks. Almost half of all expectant women and many teenagers
will acquire this condition.
Pregnant women start to develop marks on the abdomen during the second half of pregnancy as the skin stretches to accomodate the growing baby. However, besides the abdomen, stretch marks commonly occur on the hips, breasts and buttocks due to either gaining or losing weight in these areas.
Depending on your skin color, the marks start out as pink, reddish brown, or dark brown streaks. The reddish-brown pigmentation in the marks gradually fades, and the stretch marks or "striae" begin to look like glistening silvery lines of scar tissue.
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Stretch marks are often mistakenly blamed
on the rapid stretching of the skin associated with such life events
as pregnancy and growth spurts, but in actuality this is untrue. Stretch
marks (also referred to as striae distensae) are the result of an increased
level of circulating glucocorticoids throughout the bloodstream. This
hormone, secreted by the adrenal glands (they lie on top of the kidneys),
becomes elevated during pregnancy, adolescence, with obesity, weight
lifting and Cushing’s disease.
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