For most of my life, stretch marks were something I believed needed to be hidden—smoothed out, covered, or erased entirely. They were visible proof that I had failed to contain or control something ...

Something remarkable is happening on social media right now. Stretch marks are the latest “flaw” to get a much-deserved body positivity makeover, and women everywhere are ditching the shame that’s ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

If you’ve noticed a few red, purple, or silvery-white scar-like lines on your stomach, hips, or thighs recently, you’re certainly not alone — stretch marks are incredibly common, occurring in about 50 ...

Tiger strips, stretch marks, or striae distensae, as they're known in the medical community. Whatever you want to call them, these thin, reddish, white, or dark pinkish-purple indents, which appear in ...

While many new moms find the appearance of stretch marks disconcerting, others find them empowering. They tell a story. Stretch marks, also called striae, are extremely common in pregnancy, with ...