stretch marks
Growth-caused skin lines
Stretch marks are the streaky lines that appear on skin that has been stretched rapidly—typically from pregnancy, growth spurts, or significant weight changes.
They form when the skin's elastic fibers break under tension, leaving reddish or purplish marks that fade to pale silvery scars over time.
She traced the stretch marks on her belly after the twins were born.
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- second trimesterGestation's middle phase
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- striaeNarrow parallel grooves
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- pubertypuberty, voice cracking, adolescence, growth spurts, body hair
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- Marfan syndromeaortic aneurysm, long fingers, long limbs, scoliosis, loose joints
- Pregnancy Symptomsmorning sickness, baby bump, cravings, nausea, fatigue
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- Skin termsfreckles, moles, wrinkles, pores, acne
stretch markssmooth skin
Unblemished, even epidermis
flawless skin · clear skin · wrinkles · age spots · scars
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