Stretch marks can be pink, purplish or red streaks on the skin and appear on the abdomen, breasts, upper arms, thighs and bottom. Stretch marks are usually associated as appearing on women especially during pregnancy but that is not the only cause and men also get stretch marks. Stretch marks appear when the skin goes through rapid expansion and they first appear as purplish pink lines and soon they fade to a lighter color. Pregnancy and obesity are not the only causes of stretch marks and men who do regular exercises and are into weight lifting and body building also develops stretch marks. Stretch marks are a tear in the lower layer of the skin and in medical terminology there are many difficult words used to describe them which even medical practitioners would be at a loss to pronounce them. So stretch marks are a tear in the lower layer of the skin with no tear in the upper layer and that is as simple as it can get.

Many women fret about the stretch marks and how they spoil their looks but there isn’t a lot one can do about them. At times the stretch marks may just slowly disappear and at other times they just remain. Different means have been tried to remove stretch marks but with little or marginal affect. The best way to get rid of stretch marks is to try and avoid getting them. Rubbing oil on the breasts and abdomen helps soften the skin and avoids stretch marks. After the pregnancy is over wearing a post pregnancy abdominal belt pushes the skin back and it may help in the lower layers rejoining and the stretch marks disappearing.

Surgical procedures include a 'tummy tuck' where the skin below the abdominal line is removed and another procedure is by zapping the stretch marks with laser. This requires several visits to the laser treatment center. Certain skin ointments claim to remove stretch marks are sold over the counter but there is no clear indication of any of them removing stretch marks and therefore one cannot recommend any as a sure cure for removing stretch marks. The earlier stretch marks are treated the sooner are the chances of them disappearing and it really depends on how desperate is one to get rid of stretch marks. Stretch mark cream and stretch mark remover ointments hardly work in removing stretch marks. If one really wants to know, how to get rid of stretch marks? Then laser surgery for stretch marks is the best answer. In Asian countries women rub oils on the skin to make the stretch marks go away or there are home made stretch mark remedies that have been passed on by women for generation which they use to get rid of stretch marks. There is no sure cure remedy for stretch marks and it would be wrong to recommend any cream, lotion, etc for stretch marks removal. To answer can stretch marks go away? The answer is yes they can and have been known to go away in a number of cases.

There is no pain, itchiness or other discomforts that are associated with stretch marks and if they are not visible one should not needlessly worry about stretch marks. The stretch marks in most cases tend to fade away so it is pointless trying to use any cream, medicine, etc to remove them. If one is desperate then one can go for laser treatment. In the case if stretch marks appear during the first pregnancy there are remote chances of them getting any bigger during subsequent pregnancies. Once the skin contracts, there are chances of the skin rebinding and the stretch marks disappearing. One should not be overtly worried about stretch marks.