What Causes Stretch Marks in Teenagers?

Stretch marks in teenagers may develop because of rapid growth spurts; such as occur during adolescence. Teenagers stretch marks are also associated with increased activity in the production of hormones during puberty. Bodybuilding activities that result in rapid weight gain and muscle growth may also cause stretch marks to develop in some teenagers.

Barmon - The Proven Solution for Stretch Marks When the skin is stretched over a short period, as happens during growth spurts and rapid weight gain, the stretchy fibres in the dermis can tear resulting in the appearance of those purplish colored stretch mark scars.

Stretch marks can appear anywhere on the body but usually on the areas of the body where a greater amount of fat is stored, such as the abdomen, hips, breasts, upper arms, buttocks and thighs. In teenagers, stretch marks sometimes appear on the shoulders and back. Teenage boys tend to get stretch marks on the back and shoulders, buttocks and thighs, and teenage girls tend to get them on the breasts, hips and thighs.

The skin is made up of three layers: the epidermis, the dermis (the middle layer) and the subcutaneous layer. It is in the middle layer of the skin (the dermis) that stretch marks occur. The dermis is mostly composed of collagen. Collagen together with elastin provides the skin with strength and elasticity. A low level of collagen makes skin thinner, more fragile and possibly more prone to developing stretch marks.

To help prevent the occurrence of stretch marks it is important for teenagers to follow a balanced diet rich in vitamins and the minerals and avoid diets that cause rapid weight change.

A nutritional deficiency in the vitamins A and vitamin C needed to support collagen syntheses may also be an underlying reason why stretch marks develop in some teenagers. Vitamin A is essential for the growth and repair of tissue and along with the mineral Zinc produce collagen and elastin. Vitamin C helps form and maintains collagen, the main connective tissue in the skin.

Massaging the skin with vitamin E oil is high on the list of naturally remedies to help prevent and remove existing stretch marks. Vitamin E is a powerful anti-oxidant and helps prevent free radical damage to the supportive fibres of the skin.

Whilst there are no medical studies to prove that massaging the skin with vitamin E oil will remove teenage stretch marks, doing so may go a long way in helping to prevent them. Other massage oils, also rich in vitamin E, are wheat germ, avocado, and jojoba.

Cocoa butter, also rich in vitamin E and has excellent skin softening properties and is useful as an after-shower moisturizer helping prevent teenage stretch marks by keeping the skin supple.

TriLASTIN is a stretch mark cream that includes advanced products to help repair the collagen-elastin network where teenage stretch marks are associated with weight gain or bodybuilding.

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