Stretch marks are now well-earned stripes for many on social media
The HinduHaving gone through many weight fluctuations in her life, Tamil Brynta Ponn, who lives in Toronto, Canada, is no stranger to stretch marks. “Stretch marks have become so common to me that I forget that they still aren’t completely accepted by everyone else,” she says in an Instagram post the plus-size model well-known on Instagram for her self-love posts about curvy bodies, stretch marks, and cellulite. I always say, ‘stretch marks are normal; let your body grow in peace’,” says Brynta. As your body grows naturally, the connective fibres in the dermis cause the collagen and elastin to rupture; so as the skin heals, stretch marks may appear. In a 2019 blog post ‘Wearing a bikini when you have stretch marks’, travel blogger Arunima Dey — aka Namaste, Solo Travel — recalls how a series of toxic relationships, popular culture and social media informed how she looked at her own body.
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