Stretch Marks: Why is Occur, Risk, Treatment, And More Things

Stretch Marks

Stretch marks mostly occur in women after, delivery that all pregnant women experience, whether it is celebrities or any kind of woman.

Most teenagers also face stretch marks, which is due to rapid weight gain, or rapid weight loss, which is not even good for your health.

These marks mainly occur in the buttocks, legs, stomach, and near around the chest, its a very normal issue.

Stretch marks, are also known as “Striae, or Striae distensae“.

Stretch marks are a form of scarring on the skin, they appear in places that have slightly high fat percentages, such as the stomach, thighs, chest area, etc.

They start with red, or purple colour, which gradually changes, or Transitions into white colour.

When stretch marks are in red, or purple color, they are easy to treatable, but when they turn into white color they are a little hard to treat.

White stretch marks are treatable, and there are several medical facilities that can cure SM permanently, also natural ways, which takes time but is also effective.

Why Do Stretch Marks Affect Some People More Than Others?

Because those people have a lesser degree of “collagen” and “elastin fiber”, it is related to fibroblast cell means – your body is producing fewer fibroblasts in the body.

Fibroblasts – It is a kind of cell that belongs to the connective tissue family, and fewer fibroblasts mean – more elastic marks.

So the real reason marks occur is because your body is producing fewer fibroblasts, and now the question comes? – what is the reason for these fewer fibroblasts?

There are 2 Primary Reasons:

1. Genetically prone – some people are less fibroblast than ordinary due to genetically prone, or genetics and that means they are at risk of seeing more stretch imprints.

2. Stress – when a body is in mental, or physical stress, it increases cortisone level in the body for example – If you doing more exercise, in this case, your skin stretch too much, which increases your body cortisone level.

• A higher degree of cortisone = fewer fibroblast = More stretch marks.

Common Reasons For Stretch Marks

Note: The common reason for marks is an increase of cortisol in your body, as we read before, and cortisone is produced by your adrenal gland.

And having too much stress, whether it is mental, or physical stress can make your skin lose its elasticity.

Here are the most common reasons for stretch imprints include:

Pregnancy

This is most common in women, when they get pregnant their stomach is much bigger than, but after delivery, the skin starts coming in its shape, causing stretch marks.

And cortisone levels are elevated during pregnancy.

Rapid gain, or loss of weight

This is common in both men, and women both, usually when you gain weight very fast your skin gets stretched more than expected.

In rapid weight gain, the dermis gets damaged and that gives growth to a stretch mark.

In rapid weight loss, the skin is not able to keep up with your rapid weight change, which elevates your cortisone levels, that’s causes stretch marks.

Teenage

Quick growth is common in youngsters going through puberty.

In this muscles and bones grow very fast, or big and the skin can’t keep up with the growth of muscles and bone.

which can prompt marks. that is why you get stretch marks in teenagers.

Medical Condition

Certain medical conditions can cause marks such as Cushing syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and adrenal gland issues.

For example – In Cushing’s disorder can lead the body to create an over-the-top chemical that prompts fast weight gain, and skin delicacy.

Certain medicines

Some medicines that can cause stretch imprints such as Corticosteroid creams, pills, lotions, Oral steroids, as well as injectable steroids.

healthytalk8 does not recommend any medications because each person’s body may absorb medicine differently.

Who is More at Risk?

Some people are a chance to get stretch marks to include:

• Pregnant women – after delivery
• Rapid weight loss people
• white person (because they have pale skin)
• Family history
• Men who do more exercise, which increases their body cortisone level, as we know a higher level of cortisone = fewer fibroblast means – More marks.
• Medical condition

How To Prevent From Stretch Marks?

If you facing stretch marks, then you definitely should know to prevent them in the long term, which is just a few steps.

Here is some changes in your lifestyle in order to prevent stretch marks in long-term include:

Diet

Diet plays an essential role for our body to run and in order to prevent stretch marks keep yourself hydrated most of the time.

When you are hydrated your body produces more collagen than normal. and this helps prevent stretch marks for a long-time.

Protein Rich Diet

A rich amount of food in your diet plays a huge role in stretch marks, like all others.

But In India, protein is a huge issue because our Indian standard meals don’t provide enough protein.

Don’t go with rapid weight loss, or gain

This is extremely toxic for your health, so make sure to go with healthy weight gain or loss, a healthy rate of weight gain is about 0.2 – 0.3 per week.

Even for those who are obese, it not advisable to lose more than 0.5 kg per/wk, Rapid weight loss can increase health issues.

Nutrition

Essential nutrition such as vitamins C, D, E, and Zinc-rich foods that are consumed in a suitable amount can help support the skin, as well as the minerals like silicon.

How To Treat It?

Many people try home remedies for stretch marks, and some try medical treatment, which is costly and is not always effective.

Keep in mind there are two situations Raw and scarred.

• Raw: means – Red, or purple that’s when marks are much more treatable they remain raw for 6 to 12 months after that they become white.

• Scarred: when they become scarred (turn into white) they become a little harder to treat, and the treatment gets more expensive.

Natural Treatment

Natural treatment is the best because it takes time, but the result is excellent, that is why I personally prefer natural, or home-remedy for any illness.

• Lavender oil
• Almond oil
• Lemon oil
• Aloe vera gel

If you are in early-stage, so this natural way may work. if this does not work for you, then you can go for medical treatment.

Massage: Massage on a particular area that suffering from stretch marks, can promote the formation of collagen.

Collagen in the long-term prevents stretch marks on a particular area.

Medicine Treatment

NOTICE: I am not a dermatologist, or not any other people, who give you free advice for treatment (skin doctor is skin doctor).

So don’t trust any free advice unless you’ve consulted with a dermatologist.

After consulting with a dermatologist you can go for Tretinoin cream, which is a effective cream that can even have a side effect when it is not used properly.

1. Tretinoin: This cream encourages your skin to produce new cells and get rid of old skin cells, as well as is very effective in raw stretch marks.

Note: And if you’re marks become completely white or scarred, then other medical treatments available for that include:

• Pulses dye treatment
• Laser surgeries
• Cosmetic treatment

These all treatments are highly expensive, so you need to consult with a doctor before going for all three.

Down Line

Most teenagers also face stretch marks, which is due to rapid weight gain, or rapid weight loss, which is not even good for your health.

Diet plays an essential role for our body to run and in order to prevent marks keep yourself hydrated most of the time.

The common reason for stretch marks is an increase of cortisone in your body, as we read before, and cortisone is produced by your adrenal gland.

Massage on a particular area that suffering from marks can promote the formation of collagen