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Stretch marks, male, :( lifes unfair...
by Helpthestretch, Jul 07, 2008 10:49AM
Hello, i have stretch marks around my belly button, and as a young man of 17 this is highly embarresing im scared to tell even my mum, who is a nurse, i dont know what to do, it doesnt look like there is a repair to this but is there anyway i can help mask them, please, im going on holiday in 8 days and these popped up about 4 months ago and have kept getting worse, can i slow the process in anyway or being a stop to it altogether?
first im going grey and now this.... (im like really gray 1/16 of my head)
Thanks
MR STRETCH (lul....)
first im going grey and now this.... (im like really gray 1/16 of my head)
Thanks
MR STRETCH (lul....)
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im 6ft 1 (also ish..) and i thought i was 16 stone but my scales now say 18.8 im sorry but i just cannot belive this, i do goto the gym, but my body does not look that of a 19stones, my dad is about that and im afraid to say he is in a lot worse shape than me, i shall post some pictures of the marks if it helps..
Thanks
Skin does not bounce back if it's been stretched by rapid growth due to pregnancy, weight gain, or extreme weight loss. Instead, it becomes decorated by a form of scarring called stretch marks, or striae. Stretch marks often start off as reddish or purplish in color and then become glossy skin that appears streaked in silver or white.
Stretch marks occur in the dermis, the elastic middle layer of skin that allows it to retain its shape. However, when constantly stretched, the dermis can break down leaving behind stretch marks.
Men and women can get stretch marks on several areas of their bodies, including the abdominal area, thighs, hips, breasts, upper arms, or lower back.
OTC stretch mark treatments are available like 'Stretta' from Zenmed. Other herbal remedies too are available which claim to clear them in 2-3 weeks time.
Dermabrasion, chemical peels and lasers are other options.
REF:http://www.medicinenet.com/stretch_marks/article.htm