[sci.med] Stretch Marks.

adamsd@crash.UUCP (Adams Douglas) (11/14/86)

What, precisely, physically, are stretch marks? Are they degenerated
areas of skin protein, or what?

I ask this because my wife (who is a bodybuilder) has stated that 
it is possible to lose mild stretch marks by taking lots of 
calcium. Now, this sounds a bit bogus to me, but perhaps there is a 
chemical basis for it.

Any ideas?



-- 
=======================================================
Adams Douglas	ARPA:crash!adamsd@nosc.arpa  AT&T:818-354-3076
JPL/NASA	UUCP:{akgua | hplabs!hp-sdd | sdcsvax | noscvax}!crash!adamsd

My opinions! Do you hear? MINE! Not JPL's.

"Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth." -- Socrates