What stretch marks would look like would depend upon the colour of your skin. Stretch marks start out as pink, rust colour, brown, or very dark brown streaks. After a period of time they fade to a more silvery colour that is lighter than your skin.

Stretch marks can occur almost anywhere on your body, but most common places are the buttocks, hips and breasts. There is no way to avoid stretch marks. It’s simply a matter of genetics, which mean, it depends how elastic your skin is.

Many people use cream in order to rid themselves of the stretch marks but what they don’t know is that no matter how much cream you use, it wont be effective on their marks. Though scientific research today claims that there are creams that may overcome the problem. Apparently, using 0.1 % of tretinoin cream, also known by the trade name Retin-A, on stretch marks will reduce the length and the width of the mark to a small extent.

Laser therapy can also be considered for getting rid of stretch marks. In this procedure the surgeon uses different types of lasers depending on your skin colour. But it would be advisable to speak to a surgeon and get full detail of the procedure before taking any big step.