Causes, Prevention and Treatment
of Stretch Marks during Pregnancy
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In any woman's life, pregnancy is a time of joy and excitement as you await your beautiful baby's birth. But along with the thrill and anticipation of pregnancy comes a host of health changes and challenges-some of which can be overwhelming and unbearable at times. Stretch marks are one of those pregnancy side effects that nobody wants.
As your unborn baby grows, your body's skin tissue expands or stretches in the dermis (the elastic-like middle layer of your skin). This layer is composed of collagen-the tissue that supports your skin and helps it stretch-and it actually tears apart when stretched too quickly, hence you get pregnancy stretch marks.
This explanation for stretch marks is well accepted, but the medical community still does not understand why some pregnant women experience those dreaded purple-red stretch marks while others do not get them at all.
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