Like the name suggests, these marks appear on the skin when the skin stretches, for a number of reasons.We most commonly associate stretch marks to pregnancy but stretch marks can occur after weight loss or weight gain that stretches skin too. Find out in detail the causes of stretch marks below:
When the skin’s collagen and elastic fibers are stretched beyond capacity over a short period of time, this causes scarring and tears in the skin. When the skin is stretched, the top layer is broken allowing deeper layer of blood vessels to show up as purple stretch marks.When the blood vessels shrink back, the fat underneath skin is visible as silvery-white stretch marks.
During pregnancy, muscle building or weight gain, something similar happens, leading to stretch marks. Stretch marks may look red pink white or gray as well with purple streaks. One can find stretch marks on stomach, thighs, hips, breasts, upper arms, lower back or shoulders.
When your body undergoes change, like pregnancy, puberty, gaining extra pounds or shedding weight and toning the body back, you may witness stretch marks.Body builders may also witness the same on the shoulders due to muscle gain that has happened rapidly.
Excessive number of stretch marks can also indicate that something’s wrong. Cushing’s syndrome where the body produces excess cortisol, which makes you prone to developing stretch marks. In this case you will notice dark colored strecth marks.Marfan syndrome happens due to faulty gene in the body that affects skin and tissues. This condition weakens tissues and it results in the skin not being resistant to stretch marks as normally it should have been.
Other rare conditions have been reported where corticosteroids that work similar to cortisol in the body, have been a cause of stretch marks.These corticosteroids that are given to treat eczema and other skin inflammations, also affect the skin elasticity and collagen leading to stretch marks.Collagen is responsible for the skin’s elasticity which means if there is less collagen in the skin, you are likely to develop stretch marks.
Though stretch marks happen to both males and females,but more commonly found in females, especially if your mom has had stretch marks.Even though there are some cream applications recommended, these work only to a very small extent or they do not work at all.Overtime you can hope for the stretch marks to lighten up.
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Stretch marks in pregnancy changes from person to person. I have patients who have terrible blackish red stretch marks in pregnsncy; and also seen patients who have fair, nice and extremely clean abdomen with almost no strtch marks. The marks show differently in different people, and depends upon skin types. These lighten with time…. But some are unfortunate enough to have them life long. Many anti stretch marks creams are available in the market… But these too work only to a certain extent… And only if started early in pregnancy…. Nice review neha and very useful to all wimen out there.
absolutely i am happy u like the post
thnks for the info
Ahhh…this is an excellent post Neha *jai ho* …..Is there a way to lighten the appearance of stretch marks ? *waaa* *waaa*
scary.. *scared* thankfully my stretch marks lightened wid time but yes there are adamant marks which always refuse to go.. this post will definitely help new mums and gals who absurdly diet only to develop stretch marks.. *nababana* *nababana* *jai ho* *jai ho*