Men and stretch marks

In the previous entry, I have discussed that stretch marks can be found in anyone. It does not matter whether you are women, men, adult, kids, fat, thin, and others. Even though stretch marks are more synonym to women, especially pregnant women, but as mentioned before, it can happen to men too. I’ve recently read and article about stretch marks in men. Here I would like to share the info with you, especially the men out there. It could be helpful to all men. This is what I’ve read from the website.

“We tend to think of stretch mark as something that affect women much more that men but that is just not true. Men are just as likely to get stretch marks as women. It is just that men's stretch marks tend to be covered by hair so are less obvious.

Stretch marks occur when skin stretches suddenly. The dermis (inner layer of skin) gets thinner as it stretches and tears. These small tears mean you can see the blood vessels and that is what gives stretch marks their pinky red color. After a period of time the blood vessels contract and the stretch marks get a silvery appearance.

Also known as striae, stretch marks are not harmful. Some men do not seem to be predisposed to getting stretch marks. Doctors think that is because their bodies overproduce a hormone called corticosteroid. This decreases the amount of collagen a protein in the skin fibers that keep it stretchy.

Causes of Stretch Marks are common in:

• Adolescence when you have periods of fast growth. Not great for teens when appearance is so important.
• Athletes training bulks up muscle. Stretch marks are very common in weight lifters.
• In weight loss or weight gain where the skin undergoes rapid changes.The same principle of weight gain applies to women during pregnancy and that is why up to 70% of pregnant women get stretch marks.
• Straie (stretch marks) can also occur as a result of disease. These diseases include Cushing's Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, over use of steroid hormones, and sometimes in diabetes."

Source of article: menshealth.about.com/od/teenhealth/a/Strench_marks.htm

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