Is Stretch Marks Related to Puberty?

Stretch marks mostly appear at the time of puberty to both boys and girls. Most of them start dealing with stretch marks at this time. This always makes them frustrating. At this age, one may always feel that he or she is left all alone to this problem. But, in fact, they are not alone. Puberty often leads to those ugly looking stretch marks for both boys and girls. Stretch marks usually appear when we gaining or losing weight rapidly. Most of the boys and girls start gaining weight quickly at the time of puberty and this can develop stretch marks easily.

Our skin is designed to stretch but over stretching can be trouble and can always lead to scars and stretch marks. So, if at any stage you start noticing some marks, you need to understand that you are certainly not the only one who is going through this problem. But, one may notice that women are more likely to develop stretch marks when comparing to men. And, the fact is women are certainly taking serious to deal with these stretch marks when comparing to men.

Stretch marks mostly appear on our stomach, thighs, under arms, breasts and buttocks. But sometimes they might appear upper parts of our body. But puberty is definitely not the only reason that can cause these stretch marks. There can be a number of other reasons too. Gaining weight rapidly, body building and losing weight are some of the most common factors that might cause stretch marks. It is also very common to develop these marks at the time of pregnancy.

These marks may appear red at the beginning and later on fade to lighter color like purple. They would just fade out over time and leaving a thin line. Some might hardly be able to notice. No matter what kind of color they are, for sure you would not feel uncomfortable while doing sun bathing with your friends.

It is not a good way to reduce stretch mark by sun tanning. A regular tanning practice would not fade these stretch marks completely. You can also try the tanning lotion, but that may not work on the parts that are covered with swimmming suit. And, you must remember to apply sun block when you doing sun tanning. Over tanning under the sun will cause skin cancer. Another option, you can wear a swimming suit that would certainly cover most of your body hiding your stretch marks.

Why am I suggesting you to cover your stretch mark with swimming suit? It is because you may never get rid of these stretch marks just in a day. But, you can easily prevent them from being seen by others. If you want to get rid of these marks, it may certainly be time consuming. You could try using various creams that are effective on these stretch marks. As these stretch marks are in the dermis layer so it is not possible to treat them overnight.

Both boys and girls may develop these marks at the time of puberty. But it is more important how we deal with it.