Strech marks on breasts

A picture of normal breasts with stretch marks

These small breasts with stretch marks have fed seven children - and the youngest one continues to nurse at four years old. Below you can see close-up photos of the left and right breast to see the stretch marks better.

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The tendency to get stretch marks depends on the elasticity of the skin, and is largely hereditary. Diet plays a role, too. Stretch marks can appear when the skin is forced to stretch a lot in a short period of time, like during pregnancy, during quick weight gain, or during a very quick growth in puberty. Usage of anabolic steroids, or even some common drugs, for example hydrocortisone or steroid creams, can result in stretch marks. Once you get them, they don't go away but they do fade a lot over time and can become practically invisible in untanned skin.

Though we cannot guarantee they will work, you can check the webpage Stretch Marks for some dietary ideas how to prevent stretch marks.

There are also various creams for stretch marks available but most of the time they have not been proven to work. People usually spend their money in vain, see for example Mustela Stretch Marks Double Action Cream Reviews from Epinions.com. Searching for reliable information about stretch mark creams is very difficult.

Stretch marks: Can they be prevented? explains the results of a large review study which aimed to assess the effects of topical treatments to prevent the development of stretch marks.

See also Stretch Marks from Google Answers, and What's the best way to get rid of stretch marks? at Ask Yahoo!