Increased skin tension

Introduction The weight gain causes the dermis layer of the skin to expand rapidly. When the skin tension increases, the collagen fibers will break with the process, and during the repair process, the skin can not keep up with the speed of the skin expansion, thus producing stretch marks or making the scars difficult to remove. Due to overweight and obesity, the subcutaneous fat accumulates in the skin and stretches excessively under the action of mechanical action. After the diet is reduced, the subcutaneous fat is suddenly reduced, resulting in shrinkage of the highly expanded skin. It looks like stripes like stretch marks. However, if you are taking long-term glucocorticoids or certain diseases, such as diabetes, adrenal hyperfunction, etc., skin fringes may occur.

Cause

Weight gain increases the dermis of the skin and increases the tension. Due to overweight and obesity, the subcutaneous fat accumulates in the skin and stretches excessively under the action of mechanical action. After the diet is reduced, the subcutaneous fat is suddenly reduced, resulting in shrinkage of the highly expanded skin. It looks like stripes like stretch marks.

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The increase in tension causes the muscle fibers to break, forming a skin pattern, which begins to be red, gradually darkens over time, and finally becomes white stripes. If you don't get fat any longer, you can become a narrow white stripe. Can be diagnosed according to the above situation.

Differential diagnosis

It should be distinguished from the following:

Stretch marks: The formation is mainly caused by hormones during pregnancy. The bulging of the abdomen causes the skin's elastic fibers and collagen fibers to be damaged or broken by different forces due to external force. The skin becomes thinner and thinner, and the skin of the abdominal wall will have some differences in width and width. A pink or fuchsia wavy pattern of varying lengths.

Obesity: As the volume of bones and muscles or fat increases too fast, beyond the prolonged speed of the skin, the elastic fibers of the dermis are pulled apart to form this pattern.

People who are overweight can see this situation, and many people in development can appear even if they are not very fat. Even if the weight loss succeeded in restoring the original body shape, the growth pattern could not be eliminated. It began to be red, gradually darkened over time, and finally turned into white stripes.

The increase in tension causes the muscle fibers to break, forming a skin pattern, which begins to be red, gradually darkens over time, and finally becomes white stripes. If you don't get fat any longer, you can become a narrow white stripe. Can be diagnosed according to the above situation.

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