Think of youthful skin like a new rubber band: It's firm and taut, so when stretched too far, it's likely to tear under the pressure, says Mona Gohara, M. As skin matures, it naturally begins to lose firmness, so it doesn't have to stretch as much to account for your growing body.
Doing your best to gain weight gradually during pregnancy is perhaps the one thing that's within your control as far as prevention goes. You should also try not to gain more than the recommended amount : 25 to 35 pounds if you were a normal weight pre-pregnancy is what ob-gyns advise. Hormonal changes can contribute to increased fragility of the skin, making it more prone to tearing, says Dendy Engelman, M. If you can still see the scars from your teen years on your hips, abdomen, breasts, and buttocks, chances are good history will repeat itself.
Stacie T. Now when she looks at herself in the mirror, she admits, "They bother me. But I try to reframe it in my head: I have a happy, healthy, beautiful baby. If this is the sacrifice I had to make to get her, who cares? Despite these signs, you'll still probably want to do everything you can to prevent them, and dermatologists agree your best defense is to moisturize twice a day with a rich cream or oil. If prevention doesn't work, there are some options that may help reduce their appearance , such as pulsed dye laser treatments.
But there's another option too: Adopt Stacie T. They are also called striae, striae distensae SD , striae atrophicans, and striae gravidarum. Stretch marks are not physically dangerous but can cause problems with self-image and anxiety.
For some people, stretch marks are a significant cosmetic concern that can affect day-to-day living. Before stretch marks begin to emerge, the skin can appear thin and pink. It may also feel irritated or itchy. The marks initially develop as wrinkly, raised streaks that can be red, purple, pink, reddish-brown or dark brown, depending on skin color. The streaks eventually fade and flatten and tend to change to a silvery color over time.
The skin consists of three key layers. Stretch marks form in the dermis, or middle layer, when the connective tissue is stretched beyond the limits of its elasticity. This is normally due to rapid expansion or contraction of the skin. As the body grows, the connecting fibers in the dermis slowly stretch to accommodate slow growth.
However, rapid growth leads to sudden stretching. This causes the dermis to tear, allowing deeper layers of skin to show through. Stretch marks eventually fade to a silvery, white, or glossy appearance, due to the pale fat beneath the skin becoming visible instead of the usual blood vessels.
They are more likely to develop and become more severe where there are high levels of circulating cortisone, or when cortisone is applied to the skin. Cortisol, the stress hormone produced by the adrenal glands, is converted into cortisone. This weakens elastic fibers in the skin. A number of risk factors have been associated with the development of stretch marks, but the evidence varies. More research is needed to confirm the causes of stretch marks.
These findings can be explained by the greater degrees of skin stretching in obese women with larger babies, and by age-related changes in skin collagen and connective tissue that affect the likelihood of tearing. The doctor will usually ask questions based on signs and symptoms, as well as any medications currently being used or existing medical conditions.
As the body expands faster than the skin covering it, the skin tears. The resulting scar that forms from this tear is what we know as a stretch mark. The second factor, which is still a subject of debate among experts, involves the priming of the skin by increased levels of hormones in pregnancy. Together, these hormones attract more water into the skin, which relaxes the bonds between collagen fibers.
This makes it easier for the skin to tear when it is stretched and for stretch marks to form. While stretch marks generally become visible during the later trimesters of pregnancy around the sixth or seventh month , some women will start to see them forming as soon as their bellies start growing. Most lighter-skinned women tend to develop pinkish stretch marks, whereas darker-skinned women tend to have stretch marks that are lighter than the surrounding skin.
Their pattern of development follows three stages. Stage 1 : Early stretch marks will appear pink in color, and may also be itchy. Stage 2 : Gradually, the stretch marks will enlarge in length and width and become a reddish or purple color. In the months after pregnancy, they will start to fade and become pale white or silver. They may also appear slightly depressed and irregular in shape or length.
Most women develop stretch marks on their abdomen during pregnancy, however, it is also common to get them on the breasts, thighs, hips, lower back, and buttocks. While they can appear anywhere on the body, they are most likely to appear in places where large amounts of fat are stored. This is achieved by keeping skin well-hydrated and supple at all times. Collagen and elastin fibers in the skin are necessary to keep rapidly growing skin taut, and the stronger they are, the less likely they are to break and leave resulting stretch marks.
It, therefore, makes sense to eat foods that are rich in Vitamin E and C, zinc and silica, which help to form collagen.
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