Stretch marks on the skin

Stretch marks are light pink or purplish streaks that appear on the skin. At first, they are more noticeable, then become less visible. Stretch marks occur where the skin is stretched – in the abdomen, chest, buttocks, thighs, waist, and hips areas.

Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology