| dc.description.abstract | Background. Stretch mark is a a type of atrophic scar that caused by excessive
stretching of the skin. Stretch mark in the early stages is called striae rubrae, are
characterized by the appearance of erythema, redness, and a lesion perpendicular to
the skin tension. While in the chronic stage they tend to become smooth and there
are white wrinkles. The prevalence of stretch marks in the adolescent population
reportedly ranges from 6% to 86%. This can occur due to several factors so that the
picture of stretch marks in adolescent girls is important to know. Methods.This study
is a descriptive study with cross-sectional study design. The sample in this study were
47 students of SMA Global Prima National Plus School people who met the inclusion
criteria by using the total sampling method. Data acquired by using a research sheet
that was asked directly to the research subject and then continued with a physical
examination of the research subject directly. Results. Stretch marks were found in 38
students from 47 students with the most distribution at the age of 17 years (66%) and
reserach subject with normal menarche (51.1%) the most stretch marks are in the
femur region (25.4%) and the most types of stretch marks are striae albae (82.5%).
Conclusion. Overall, most of the research subjects had stretch marks, where the most
were found in the research subjects with normal BMI (80%) and in the research
subjects with a family history of stretch marks (90.6%). | en_US |
