Lisa Drake
ASIN: B00IKIMX1S
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 25
No one likes getting stretch marks. They are unsightly and they never really go away. Ironically though, everyone can get them. People of all ages, races and genders can get stretch marks although they are more common among women and particularly common among pregnant women, with 9 out of 10 women getting them. So what are they, what causes them and how can we avoid them? Any discussion about stretch marks will have to begin with an explanation of exactly what they are. There are varying explanations of how and why stretch marks are formed. 1.Stretch marks or Straie, are caused when the middle layer of the skin or the dermis is torn allowing the inner layers to show through. This happens when the skin’s elasticity breaks down. The stretching causes the connective tissue to break down leading to inflammation. There is microscopic bleeding that shows up as red or purple and later ...