Editing Stretch marks (section)

==History==
Since ancient times, people have sought remedies to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. Both ancient [[ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] used [[olive oil]], while [[People of Ethiopia|Ethiopians]] and [[Somalis]] used [[frankincense]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Grieve |first=M. |title=Botany |url=http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/franki31.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421094324/http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/franki31.html |archive-date=21 April 2021 |access-date=2009-11-10 |website=Botanical.com}}</ref>

Striae were first recognized by [[Johann Georg Roederer|Roederer]] in 1773, and were later histologically described by [[Charles Émile Troisier|Troisier]] and [[Pierre Eugène Ménétrier|Ménétrier]] in 1889.<ref name="Almeida Marques Golovaty 2017 pp. 1–10">{{cite book |title=Clinical Approaches and Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology |vauthors=Almeida G, Marques E, Golovaty R |publisher=Springer International Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=978-3-319-20250-1 |location=Cham |pages=1–10 |chapter=CO2 Laser for Stretch Marks |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-20251-8_12-1 |issn=2511-820X}}</ref> In 1936, Nardelli made the first morphologically correct descriptions.<ref name="Elsaie Baumann Elsaaiee 2009 pp. 563–573">{{cite journal | vauthors = Elsaie ML, Baumann LS, Elsaaiee LT | title = Striae distensae (stretch marks) and different modalities of therapy: an update | journal = Dermatologic Surgery | volume = 35 | issue = 4 | pages = 563–573 | date = April 2009 | pmid = 19400881 | doi = 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01094.x | publisher = Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) | s2cid = 7887237 }}</ref>