Open AccessIs it possible to prevent striae gravidarum?
Author(s) -
Ebru Ersoy,
Ali Özgür Ersoy,
Esra Yaşar Çelik,
Aytekin Tokmak,
Sibel Özler,
Yasemin Taşçı
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2015.12.007
Subject(s) - medicine , polyhydramnios , observational study , pregnancy , obstetrics , family history , prospective cohort study , medical history , pediatrics , gestation , genetics , biology
Striae gravidarum (SG), commonly called stretch marks, is an important cosmetic problem which is not treatable, although preventive measures might be effective. The aim of this study was to determine individual risk factors causing SG and the degree to which preventive measures could be effective.