Hi everyone! I apologize for the "no post" last week. Network issues. Decided to make it up to you all by discussing somthing very interesting this week - "stretch marks".
Surely, we are all aware what Stretch marks are, so it needs no re -introduction.The skin is made up of 3 layers: the outer layer we see called the epidermis - containing dead cells, a middle layer which lies beneath the epidermis called dermis - made up of living cells that contain collagen and elastic fibres (these give the skin its characteristic elasticity.) And the innermost hypodermis -containing mostly fat And connective tissue. The skin can distend/stretch considerably to accommodate gradual increase in body size. So, stretch marks result when a body (or a part of it), gains too much weight too fast. By this, i mean weight gain that takes the skin by surprise, giving it insufficient time to distend gradually as it should normally, thereby destroying the collagen and elastic fibres Present in that area of the body. At first we see bands of lighter, wrinkled skin which get darker after a while. Stretch marks MAY fade over time, ON THEIR OWN but never completely. Some scientists have discovered that stretch marks may also be hereditary. So If you are my friend or acquaintance, and I catch a flash of any stretch mark removal cream, oil, or soap, on your shelf, ...
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Since the inner layer of the skin is the elastic part, which obviously stretched, leaving the outer (dead cells) layer "cracked" - so to say, don't u think a cream might facilitate the production of more dead cells, just to cover up these "cracks" in the outer skin layer.
ReplyDeleteCos from ur very informative explanation, it's the inner layer of the skin that we see as the "...bands of lighter ...", while the outer layer of dead cells is actually where the crack has occurred.
Pls correct me if I'm wrong oo.
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ReplyDeleteNow why would dermatologists endorse such creams? Cos it's criminal if they know full well these creams don't work, and still recommend them.
DeleteThe problem in my opinion is the fact that society has convinced itself that stretch marks are unsightly and need to be hidden
ReplyDeleteRay so u think some can actually look really nice abi?
DeleteLike designer-nice.
Hahaha they don't look nice. Since we know now they don't ever go away completely, we have to find a way of just accepting it and moving on.
DeleteLol... well in logic it'd called the fallacy of the false dichotomy. Presenting an argument like there are only two possibilities. My answer is No, it does not look nice neither does it look not - nice. It looks natural and shouldn't be something to shame someone about
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