During repetitive diets, during pregnancy and even in adolescence, women face scarring-like skin lesions, these are stretch marks. Not very present in men or even rare in the latter, they are a concern for women from adolescence.
Touching on average 70% of women and 40% men, stretch marks are due to a rupture of fibers located in the deeper layers of the skin. This phenomenon is favored by the high level of cortisol. Au Bénin nombreux sont ces personnes qui constatent l’apparition de ces traces sur leur corps sans avoir une idée de leurs causes.
According to Doctor Laurence Netter, aesthetic and medical dermatologist “Stretch marks occur mainly at puberty and during pregnancy, when one has at the same time a distension of a part of the body, that is to say, an increase in volume and often the favoring role of certain hormones”. It is therefore clear that the first target of stretch marks is women..
A study has shown that before the age of 30 years, 4 women on 5 are subject either 80%, after 30 years, it is all women who face this phenomenon. Age is therefore one of the favorable factors for the development of stretch marks.. Women aren't the only ones affected, men also face this evil and they. The appearance of this scar could be due to stress, also the consumption of certain products that promise a faster increase in muscle mass and the practice of certain sports activities. La prise excessive du poids pourrait aussi faire apparaitre sur le corps de ces derniers ces cicatrices.
So women as well as men can worry about the evolution of this evil which is generally localized in the zones which take volume as Doctor Laurence Netter makes it known "The stretch marks are generally located in the zones which take volume. volume : under the breasts, on the thighs and hips in adolescence and on the breasts and abdomen during pregnancy. At men's, they are observed in the lower part of the back, at the root of the arms in those who do body building and the inner side of the knee ». Strong physical activity leading to rapid and sudden muscle development is the cause of stretch marks, according to the doctor.
What methods are adopted when we notice the presence of these scars ?
The presence of stretch marks on the human body is irreversible and therefore cannot be completely cured., but methods exist to mitigate their effects. For that, it is therefore necessary to avoid taking certain medications and the use of certain beauty creams. Les longues expositions au soleil sont aussi a évité de même que le stress.
Firmin KASSAGA