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Topic: Stretch Marks

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Favorite possession(s):Abflexer(tm)
Most admires:Themselves
People talk about their ..:Body Odour,  Tattoo
Appearance:Beautiful,  Overweight
Personality:Sad
Currently has on their coffee table:Men's Health magazine
Favorite activity(s):Making love
Favorite body part(s):Skin,  Breasts,  Hair
Likes to wear:Maternity clothing
Favorite computer game(s):EverQuest
Medical note(s):Uses laxatives,  Has cancer,  Undergoing therapy
Favorite quote(s):"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean, I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." - Mariah Carey
 
 
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Nick Lazzaro,
Adult Webmaster

Stretch Marks Galleries of a BBW.
Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

My stretch marks are pretty bad, since I was 180 lbs at one point ballooned to 250.
Stretch marks are wounds deep within your skin caused by overstretching the skin fibers for a long time while at the same time going through hormonal imbalances.
Stretch Marks Can be Treated Stretch marks are caused by various conditions that increase skin tension concurrently with increased hormonal effects.
Sam Hayden,
Gothic Nightclub Owner

Stretch marks are tiny tears in the dermis that are scars and can vary in color from a light pink to a dark purple.
Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Stretch marks are also prominent, not directly from the use of steroids but from the rapid growth of the muscles.
Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model

Stretch marks are frequently located over the upper arms, shoulders, chest, back abdomen, hips and thighs.
Stretch marks apparently are due to alterations in the elastic fibers of the Skin.
Stretch marks are characterized by linear streaks of ridging, redness, and whiteness.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Severe stretch marks can be caused by some medications including steroids such as cortisone.
Stretch marks are formed when the skin has been stretch to the point of breaking down connective tissue in the dermis, the underlying layer of the skin.
TREATMENT Stretch marks are often hereditary but can be prevented by Connective Tissue Manipulation , which ensures that the connective tissue in the skin is elastic enough to enable it to stretch without tearing.
 
 
 User Talk
Comments from our users:
From:
Billy
2004-12-05 03:52:37
I saw your page on stretch marks and whatnot so i was just wondering. At around 7th grade i started to develope deep purple streaks across my back. These marks were all over the place and i really payed no attention to them as i never cared to go anywhere with my shirt off as i have always been an extremely thin guy. Anyway, i am now 21 and these marks have faded to more of a pinkish color but that is not my complaint here. These horizontal whip like marks have become indented to such a degree that if i rub my back i can acually feel the ridges. My back looks horrible and i feel horrible and have even thought about "hurting" myself, but the only thing stopping me from doing that is my family and how it would effect them. I was wondering though, as these scars/stretchmarks/ are still a little pink does that mean that they still have not matured too much for treatment? What CAN be done about these scars and what kind of procedures are being developed for stretch marks? And most importantly, from what i told you about these marks on my back would you say they ARE stretch marks? or what do you think they are? Please help me. i dont know what to do anymore and this has totally taken over my life. please contact me asap. thanks
From:
Tamara
2005-06-11 14:44:48
Billy this is Tamara I have stretch Marks too you can use coco butter for your scars you have to use like 2 or 3 coco butter formulas at the same time you can get it from wal-mart.
From:
Joleen
2005-09-24 00:32:45
Hey everyone worried about having strech marks, i got them when i was 14. I was way thin and i hit puberty and then i got them on my thighs and butt. Its normal to get strech marks when growing fast, or pregnent. You may feel like you are the only one out there but trust me your not. I am a model now, and you can barely see them because they have faded over time. I was so depressed for about a year, but i learned alot of ppl get stech marks, ITS NORMAL, dont worrie about it. And no coco butter really doesnt make them dissapear, nothing does unless its an expensive surgery
From:
jeanette
2005-09-24 00:59:32
well i have an excessive amt. of stetch marks all on my lower butt and i was wondering would this list of creams and oils and treatments really work? i'm going to try everything and anything to get them to go away or fade slightly: Squalene oil vitamin E cream vitamin A palmitate vitamin D3 DL_ Penthen Aloe vera extract grapefruit seed extract barmon skin care cream elicina emu oil shea butter. the last substance that i will turn to will be the...surgery, but much later down the line, any help or answers...dadeviousangel@yahoo.com
From:
Stretch mark hater
2005-09-25 18:12:28
I have stretch marks on my breasts, my shoulders my stomach and my lower back. I hate them and I have been using coco butter all over my body for slightly over a year, it's not helping me at all. I haven't been intimate with any men because of my stretch marks. My skin is dark and my stretch marks are really light so u can really see them. I have never worn a tank top or a bikini because of them. They are really bad. So it sucks. I hate my life!!!!
From:
Jay
2007-06-16 19:41:30
I Have the same Dark Ridged lines on my back im 16 and they are horrible they really bring my self esteem down when i take off my shirt .... im covered with stretch marks on my biceps shoudlers and lower back....i got them due to growing size at 15... i started working out thinking it would help and so far nothing. ive been using cocoa butter. vitamin E. and they are still the same PLEASE help they really make me not wanna live
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