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From: pc@hplabsb.UUCP (Patricia Collins)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: stretchmarks
Message-ID: <1819@hplabsb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 16:51:23 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 29 16:51:23 1983
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	Stretchmarks are places in the flesh which have been
	stretched beyond the limits of skin and flesh.  They
	appear as a subcutaneous tear.  During the later stages
	of pregnancy, most women's skin stretches beyond that
	point.  After childbirth, the stretchmarks may be
	quite dark or nearly translucent.  As time goes on,
	*most* women's stretchmarks fade, but they never go away.
	My experience is that, although the tummy may return to
	its original size, the skin is permanently stretched
	...and the stretchmarks remain a happy reminder of the
	little one you've carried.

					Patricia Collins