What Is A Stretch Mark?
July 10th, 2009 by admin
A lot of people have no idea what a stretch mark actually is. Sure we all know what they look like but far fewer actually know why they are caused and how to get rid of them. The scientific reason is that the skin in the areas in which the stretch marks are seen was forced to stretch more rapidly than it should have been due to a rapid increase in weight or muscle caused by puberty or a sudden increase in the amount of weight lifting being done. Under such pressure the skin cannot provide enough collagen to prevent stretching and scarring to occur which leads to the scarring of the skin which is commonly referred to as a stretch mark.