Stretch marks. Who doesn’t have them? Almost every girl in your college ( popular or not, skinny or chunky) and all ladies from your office (married or single) as well as that pretty office manager from the 18th floor wearing Gucci suits, have them.
But does it seem to be a good consolation, girlfriend? (especially if you know that the next day you are invited to a beach/ pool party or planning your first striptease experience with your new boyfriend). Not always, huh?
“Can you remove them?” is a question we automatically ask when we think about this “stretch marks”word combination: “Laser treatment? Or may be Chemical peeling? Of course, it costs hundreds, but I could save up on …” and thousands of women start salting away, hoping for a miracle to happen. But does this miracle really happen?
This problem is so new for some of us and so old for others. Personally I have THEM for about 7 years. Can’t say that it bothers me much now, but from time to time, looking through some fashion magazines that exhibit perfect bodies ( I bet this sounds familiar:) I feel some sort of discontent with this minor cosmetic vice and occasionally work out the plan of removing the marks in the nearest future. But the real stimulus for writing this article was my sister’s call. Here is what happened:
My younger sister called me the other day and told me in a mysterious depressed tone that there is something
wrong with her and we’ve got to meet and talk about it in person.
A sixteen year old youngster - not difficult to imagine WHAT thoughts were going through my mind the whole day before we met!
Thanks God, everything turned out to be less dramatic than my imaginative self had elaborated during those few hours of waiting.
The horrible confession I was preparing myself for turned out to into a shameful demonstration of inner tights with a touch of newly appeared stretch marks. It sure brought quite a relief to us both. But nevertheless I decided to search for some info concerning the matter in hope to help my little sister get rid of the unpleasant, although not harmful changes in her body.
The information about stretch marks I found was surprisingly new for me, although there was time I was looking in the matter for myself.
So, I consulted medical editions, asked reliable physicians and surgeons about the matter in question and here is what I’ve found out, ladies!
First, let’s clear out:
WHAT EXACTLY STRETCH MARKS ARE
( the passage is strongly recommended for the new “members” of the club, so that they know what they are dealing with)
So, here we go: stretch marks result from tears in middle skin layer which usually occur from excessive skin stretching.
When the body experiences rapid weight gain, such as is experienced during pregnancy, the skins is capable of stretching to accommodate the increase in body volume. Skins has a tremendous amount of elasticity, but at some point, when stretched too far, the deepest internal layers of skin tear leaving the top layers intact. When this occurs the overlying skin takes on a thin, streaky, red or purple appearence. This is what we commonly call stretch marks.
They generally vary in colors ranging from light pink to a dark purple. Over time the colors fade but the scars remain visible. Both men and women can be effected. About 97% of adults have them.
Stretch marks can appear as the result of rapid stretching of the skin such as breast and abdominal enlargement which occurs during pregnancy. Stretch marks also can occur in children who have gained weight rapidly, as well as during puberty in when the body goes through rapid growth.
Stretch marks are most commonly located in the breasts, hips, thighs, buttocks and abdomen. Stretch marks themselves are not a health risk.
Is stretch mark removal possible?
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