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Bouncing Back: Preventing stretch marks

by Diane Oakland, IBCLC

As the old adage says, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That is certainly the case with stretch marks.

Stretch marks are tiny tears in the middle layer of skin caused by a quick expansion of skin. They typically appear in pregnancy as red or dark horizontal line on the stomach, buttocks, breasts and thighs. Ethnicity and heredity contribute to the appearance of stretch marks, but...

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