These stretch marks might fade with time after the delivery.
#STRETCH MARKS ON STOMACH SKIN#
Pregnancy is one of the biggest factors for women to develop stretch marks on their bodies due to stretched skin due to the growth of the baby inside the abdomen and other hormonal changes. You may get stretch marks because of the following reasons (Ud‐Din et al., 2016): 1. The pale fat beneath the skin becomes visible and hides the blood vessels beneath. Over time, stretch marks start to fade to silvery, or white, or glossy streaks. The deeper layers of skin show through because of tears in the dermis resulting in stretch marks. This happens when there is rapid expansion or contraction of the skin.Īs the human body grows, the connecting tissues in the dermis slowly stretch to accommodate the slow growth, but rapid growth causes sudden stretching of the skin beyond its elastic limit. The stretch marks appear when the connecting tissue is stretched beyond the maximum elastic limit. The human skin consists of three key layers, and the stretch marks form in the middle layer, also known as the dermis. Any deficiency of this protein in your body can also cause stretch marks when there is growth in your body. The presence of a protein known as Collagen helps skin be more elastic, allowing it to stretch. Stretch marks start to appear on the skin when there is rapid growth in your body due to different reasons, and your skin can’t stretch enough to keep up with this rapid growth.
Streaks or lines on any part of the skin on the body, predominantly on the abdomen, breasts, hips, buttocks.Some of the known common variations (Poulsen et al., 2018) are as follows: The reasons behind the different kinds of stretch marks usually depend on how long these stretch marks have been on you, the reason that caused them, the location of these stretch marks on your body, and your skin type. All the stretch marks don’t look alike and vary from person to person.
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