Editing Scar (section)

=== Stretch marks ===
{{Main|Stretch marks}}
Stretch marks (technically called ''striae'') are also a form of scarring. These are caused when the skin is stretched rapidly (for instance during [[pregnancy]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Brennan |first1=Miriam |last2=Young |first2=Gavin |last3=Devane |first3=Declan |date=2012-11-14 |title=Topical preparations for preventing stretch marks in pregnancy |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2012 |issue=11 |pages=CD000066 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000066.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmid=23152199|pmc=10001689 }}</ref> significant [[weight gain]], or adolescent [[growth spurt]]s),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Elsaie ML, Baumann LS, Elsaaiee LT | title = Striae Distensae (Stretch Marks) and Different Modalities of Therapy: An Update | journal = Dermatologic Surgery | volume = 35 | issue = 4 | pages = 563–573 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19400881 | doi = 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01094.x | s2cid = 7887237 }}</ref> or when skin is put under tension during the healing process (usually near [[joints]]). This type of scar usually improves in appearance after a few years.<ref name=":0" />

Elevated [[corticosteroid]] levels are implicated in striae development.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Hengge UR, Ruzicka T, Schwartz RA, Cork MJ | title = Adverse effects of topical glucocorticosteroids | journal = Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | volume = 54 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–15 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16384751 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.01.010 }}</ref>