Stretch marks can influence your self esteem and alter how others might see you; including your spouse. It is unfortunate and it isn’t really fair, but it is a fact of life that must be accepted.
You might not care what total strangers think of you or your body, but most people do care what their spouse thinks. There may be a small group out there who are not bothered by any stretch marks their spouse may have. However, for some, these marks can become problematic for their marriage, even if it’s subconsciously.
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Think of the life you had before stretch marks. Compare it to the life that you have now. Was your life any different back then? Not just your self esteem. Do you think that you are treated or seen differently now that you may have some visible stretch marks?
It is sad to say, but you probably have been judged because of your marks. Before going any further into this topic, let’s recap what we know about stretch marks.
Stretch marks, or striae, appear when there is a loss of elastin and collagen in the skin. The actual marks develop on the dermis (the middle layer of skin), but they show through to the top layer of skin (the epidermis). Virtually everyone gets these Striae as they age, but they can also appear earlier in life.
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Once you began to find stretch marks on your body one of the first things you might have realized is that your would no longer be able to wear some of your favorite clothes.
Perhaps you lost weight after a pregnancy but the stretch marks remained. So, you had to get rid of all your cute tops that showed any midriff and you may have had to toss out some of your favorite shorts.
Don’t forget all the men in the world. They can and do get stretch marks and it can happen when they bulk up too quickly from lifting weights. So, there go the tank tops that used to show off the arm muscles.
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No matter how you got them, the stretch marks are now there. Some may have gotten the unsightly marks during pregnancy, others through weight loss or weight gain. Some people get them when there has been rapid weight loss over a short period of time.
We know that everyone gets them and that there are various causes. However, the one common factor of stretch marks is how they affect self esteem. Stretch marks, whether visible to others or not, can have a very negative impact on a person’s psyche.
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Since we’ve already been through why most people get stretch marks and how you can prevent them, let’s begin to talk about getting rid of them in more detail. We’re not talking about preventing stretch marks anymore; that’s in the past. Once you have them on your body, we’re talking removal options. The simplest and most cost-effective way to get rid of stretch marks is by choosing an effective, over-the-counter stretch mark cream to use.
If you’ve tried to get rid of your stretch marks in the past and failed, don’t get too discouraged. There’s a ton of misinformation out there, which is why many people tend to get really disappointed when a treatment doesn’t work the way they expected it to. This is usually because of prior expectations that were set by someone else. To really be satisfied, and happy with your results, we first need to go into what you can expect when using a stretch mark cream.
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