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Jan 15

Stretch Marks in Pregnancy

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One of the things women fear most is developing stretch marks in pregnancy. Stretch marks or striae gravidarum, the medical term, is something that nearly all women will have to deal with at some time during their pregnancy.

Stretch marks in pregnancy are red or blue lines that can usually appear on the abdomen, breasts, arms, legs, and buttocks. As the pregnancy develops and weight is gained, the skin is stretched beyond it’s usual elasticity. The production of collagen is affected, a protein that gives the skin it’s elasticity, and leaves the body more prone to developing stretch marks.

After pregnancy, the skin goes back to it’s original shape, stretch marks change their color and become white, smooth, shiny and flattened scars.

Although some women wear their stretch marks with pride, as a reminder of their pregnancies, most want to take what action they can to minimize the scars they leave after pregnancy and get their shape and looks back as soon as they can.

There is no hard and fast rule about which women are likely to develop stretch marks in pregnancy but research has shown that women can be more prone to stretch marks if there is a family history of them. Rapid weight gain can be another contributory factor, so can dehydration.

Women who have naturally dry skin can be more likely to develop stretch marks in pregnancy so using a good natural moisturising solution is a good idea.

How to prevent stretch marks in pregnancy.

Try and eat a healthy diet. Remember although you are pregnant you do not have to eat for two.

Keep your body hydrated. Drink plenty of water to enhance the elasticity in your skin and to stop your skin from become damaged through dehydration.

Don’t put on weight quickly. Give your skin a chance to stretch gradually. You will naturally gain weight during your pregnancy but sudden weight gains or losses can contribute to stretch marks.

Skin creams and lotions are a good way of keeping your body well moisturised and enhancing skin elasticity. Natural products are the best choice. You don’t want any nasty chemicals that can be absorbed into the skin that can affect your unborn baby. Natural oils can soften and condition the skin during pregnancy, improve the elasticity of skin and underlying tissue and prevent unsightly stretch marks.

Some common natural products are:

Patchouli Oil: This is a treatment that has regenerative properties and is used for healing all types of scar tissue including stretch marks.

Neroli Oil: This essential oil will treat all skin types, oily or dry and will help with the regeneration of skin cells.

Mandarin Oil: This is a soothing oil. It moisturises and nurtures the skin while enhancing elasticity.

Rose Geranium Oil: Slows skin ageing, improves skin tone, and helps remove and prevent all types of scars, stretch marks, and cellulite.

Vitamin E Oil: This oil promotes healing in the skin, prevents damage from free-radicals and ensures optimum skin health. Treats all kinds of scars and stretch marks.

Rosehip Oil: Rebuilds damaged skin tissue and can reduce the appearance of current stretch marks as well as prevent development of new ones.

All these oils can be found in StretchEasy Massage Oil

Just remember that although your stretch marks may look unappealing while you are pregnant, in time they will fade naturally and blend in more with your own skin coloring.

They can become exaggerated by lack of exercise, so start a fitness routine and a sensible diet as soon as you can after your baby is born.

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Jan 15

Stretch Marks Removal Tips

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Stretch marks form when the skin stretches too quickly. Stretch marks will fade over time. Try using cocoa butter on the stretch marks at least twice a day, especially before bed. And this may sound silly but maybe you could try self tanning lotion on your breasts to even out the color.

First off all stretch marks are caused because the skin actually rips instead of stretching. That’s why when women get pregnant or gain or lose an good deal of weight quickly the skin can’t stretch quick enough so it rips. Secondly depending on how dark your skin tone & how severely they are it is possable that giving your age it is totally possable for them to heal completely, good luck!

If you’re noticing stretch marks on your body, you’re not alone. Most girls and women have stretch marks, which tend to show up on the breasts, thighs, hips, and butt. Many women get them during pregnancy. And while they’re more common in girls, guys can get stretch marks, too.

Increase the intake of foods containing Vitamin A, E and C like carrots, papayas, tomatoes . Also food rich in essential fatty acids like fish oils will help in growth of skin cells. Alpha hydroxy acids to exfoliate the skin, soften the skin, and improved elasticity. Tretinoin or Retin-A. This compound loosens the keratin in the outer skin layers and helps to exfoliate dead skin cells. Surgery to remove the affected skin. A tummy tuck is one example when surgery removes stretch marks

Stretch marks are a part of puberty. If you gain muscle or weight very quickly then you get stretch marks. It can also be from stretching. Stretch marks and scars can be removed by massaging cocoa butter, shea butter, Vitamin E oil or taking capsules.

Creams are good like everyone said especially aloe and vitamin E, but you also need to stay well hydrated. Water keeps your skin elasticized so that it can stretch easily and snap back into place after you give birth without leaving stretch marks. Although there are tons of creams and other skin products on the market that claim to eliminate stretch marks, the truth is that most are ineffective and often costly.

Mix one ounce of carrier oil ( try avocado, sweet almond, jojoba, they are the best ) with seven drops of lavender and five drops of chamomile. To make stretch mark cream, mix 1/2 cup cocoa butter, 1 tsp wheat germ oil, 1 tsp apricot kernel oil, vitamin E oil and 2 tsp grated beeswax. Heat the mixture until cocoa butter and beeswax melt, stir well and store in air tight conditioner.

You can’t make stretch marks go away entirely without the help of a dermatologist or plastic surgeon. These doctors may use one of many types of treatments – from actual surgery to techniques such as microdermabrasion and lazer treatment – that reduce the appearance of stretch marks. These techniques are expensive and are not usually recommended for people in their teen years because they are not finished growing and their stretch marks will probably diminish over time anyway.

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Jan 15

Stretch Marks – Part 3

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Women who have been pregnant or people who have gained a lot of weight, then lost it again, will suffer an undesired consequence on their skin: stretch marks. Stretch marks are scars produced after the dermal and epidermal skin fibers lose elasticity due to extreme stretching.
Tiny stretch marks often fade over time; larger ones can be alleviated with topical creams and lotions. Exercise is a good method to help avoid stretch marks.
Some persons are more genetically susceptible to stretch marks, and a pregnant belly will inevitable be covered by them; when everything you have done to prevent stretch marks has failed, there are several treatments that do help.
Treatments
Topical Lotions and Creams: Many of these products work to produce skin firming and tightening. This tightening can lessen the look of existing stretch marks by minimizing discoloration and depth. Topical Retin-A, hydroxyl creams, and products like StriVectin-SD tighten skin and temporarily reduce the appearance of stretch marks.

Microdermabrasion and Chemical Peels: Both of these procedures have been employed to minimally improve the look of scars, reduce discoloration, and smooth uneven skin surfaces.
Laser Scar Reduction: Lasers have recently gained popularity to reduce the color and depth of stretch marks. Pregnancy related marks are usually treated this way.
Abdominoplasty: Some plastic surgeons have observed stretch mark reduction after an abdominoplasty procedure. Though, people are not considered candidates for abdominoplasty for the sole motivation of reducing stretch marks. Abdominoplasty is done to remove extra skin, fat, or muscle from the abdomen.
Consult a Qualified Doctor
Talk to a qualified specialist about your goals and the treatment alternatives available for your problem. A primary care physician, dermatologist, and gynecologist can recommend topical solutions. Plastic surgeons and dermatologists can have experience with microdermabrasion, chemical peels, and lazer treatments. Plastic surgeons perform abdominoplasty.
- Read the doctor’s licence, education, training, type of certification earned, and the number of times that the procedure has been performed in the practice.
- Ask to review before-and-after pictures of people with stretch marks who received topical treatments, microdermabrasion, chemical peels, lazer skin resurfacing, and abdominoplasty to help choose which procedure, or combination of procedures, is adequate for you.
- Ask the treatment provider to calculate the number of treatments you will need.
- Ask about possible side effects or complications linked with each procedure.
- Remember that results vary among providers and patients.
For surgical interventions, choose a board-certified plastic surgeon from the American Board of Plastic Surgery with enough experience in all of the treatment alternatives used to improve stretch marks. Dermatologists, licensed RNs, and estheticians can also have enough experience with microdermabrasion, chemical peels, lazer treatments, and topical creams or lotions. Board certification is not needed for these treatments. Treatment providers will acquire certification from the provider for microdermabrasion, chemical peels and lazer treatments.

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Jan 15

Rubbing Away Your Stretch Marks

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Many people have to deal with striae in their lives, though theyve probably never heard the term. Instead, most folks know them by their more common name: stretch marks. Stretch marks occur whenever we increase our body mass faster than our skin can accommodate.

Our skin has a certain amount of elasticity, which allows for movement and growth without constantly developing stretch marks. However, when our rate of growth exceeds the level of elasticity in our skin, stretch marks will occur. Most experts will tell you that the key to treating stretch marks is in preventing them in the first place by keeping your skin continually moisturized. However, for those of us who already have stretch marks, such advice isnt exactly music to our ears. We just want to know how to get rid of them!

Many commercially available lotions and creams have a beneficial effect on existing stretch marks. Keep in mind that no cream is going to completely eliminate your stretch marks. If such a cream existed, it would make front page news around the globe. However, you can minimize the appearance of stretch marks.

To help minimize stretch marks, youre looking for products which replenish the natural oils in your skin, especially anything high in vitamin A, vitamin E and alpha hydroxyl acids (also known as fruit acids.) Make sure you rub them deeply into the areas around your existing stretch marks. By keeping your skin in good condition you will both minimize your existing stretch marks and help prevent the development of new ones.

While you wait for your stretch marks to fade, do your best to not feel self-conscious. I know youre faced with the images of perfect models on magazine covers at the supermarket, but keep in mind that they have a professional airbrush artist working overtime to keep them hidden!

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Jan 15

What Should You Consider When Searching For Stretch Mark Treatments?

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What are Stretch Marks?

Stretch marks are thin lines that arise when the skin tears beyond the limit of its elasticity. Due to overstretching, the tissues of the dermis tear and microscopic bleeding occurs. When the wound heals, scars that we commonly call stretch marks develop. The epidermis also tears and turns thin and translucent when it gets overstretched. As such, the scars in the dermis show through.

Stretch marks are commonly caused by rapid changes in weight, be it because of extreme weight gain or loss or because of physically demanding activities. Examples of mark-prone individuals include pregnant women and body builders.

Nobody is safe from stretch marks. Men, women, children, teenagers, and senior individuals may get these unsightly scars. The reasons for getting them may vary with each gender and age group. Moreover, the general rule is that the younger you are, the easier it is for your marks to fade away.

Considerations in Choosing Stretch Mark Treatments

A lot of people who have stretch marks will certainly look for a way of how to get rid of it at one point in their lives. There are three points to consider when thinking about which removal treatment to choose. This article elaborates on each of these considerations as well as the treatment options that best reflect them.

1. Cost of the Treatment

The word cost here means more than how much in monetary terms you will have to pay for the treatment method. Aside from money, there are other costs involved when you undergo the treatment. Examples of these costs include the risks and complications that may happen. Another example is the time that is required to administer the stretch mark therapy. Cosmetic procedures, invasive or not, generally cost more than stretch mark creams that can be used at home. Examples of cosmetic procedures include microdermabrasion, lazer light therapy, and tummy tuck.

2. Ease of Use of the Treatment

Another consideration when youre searching for a treatment is whether or not it is fairly easy to administer or use. Some treatment options need to be done by a professional such as a dermatologist. Others can be used in the privacy of your own home. Most treatment options that are used to get rid of them require a long period of time before you can actually see results hence it is vital that a treatment is easy and simple enough so that you wont find yourself getting lazy and so that youll keep on using it until you see improvements in your condition.

3. Overall Efficacy of the Treatment

Finally, the last consideration is whether the stretch mark treatment is effective or not. At the end of your long journey of your battle against stretch marks, all that matters is getting the results that you really want. Finding an inexpensive and user-friendly product that is unable to give you the results that you desire will only make you feel frustrated. Thus, it is important that you read about treatments first before deciding on one.

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Jan 15

Help! I’ve got Stretch Marks

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Stretch marks are thin, stretched tissue and this is also how they look on the skin. People who gain or lose weight rapidly often get them. The outer layer of the skin is normal, yet in the inside layer the collagen and elastin, which gives the skin its elasticity and strength, becomes thinner and weak. At first, the marks look a reddish-purple colour. This is due to the stretched skin being more transparent and the small blood vessels that lie deep in the skin showing through. Later the marks will be white as blood vessels contract and the purple colour fades.
Stretch marks tend to show on the breast and abdomen during pregnancy. Hormones form part of the reason. During pregnancy, hormones have the role to soften the collagen ligaments of the pelvis, so that the tissues can stretch easily during childbirth. However unfortunately, the skin collagen softens too, allowing stretch marks to form easily. Furthermore some women have weaker collagen than others, so are more likely to get stretch marks. Dieters and bodybuilders may also be sufferers of stretch marks on their thigh, chest and upper arms. Growing adolescents could get them on their backs, where they look like a series of horizontal lines.

Preventing Stretch Marks
Avoid yo-yo dieting. If trying to lose weight aim for about 0.5kgs (1 lb) weekly. If your pregnant, there is not much you could do except keep your fingers crossed and think, ‘this is a small price to pay for a beautiful baby!’ although rubbing baby oil into the abdomen each night may help.
Lasers can be used to help your stretch marks at an early stage, when they appear red. The lazer beam generates heat which seals blood vessels. This lessens the red colour and might speed up the contracting process, but is uncertain whether it will make any difference in the long run. If you have a lot of loose skin on the tummy area surgery is another option. This is called a tummy tuck. Scars will remain after the operation around the belly button and lower stomach areas. Allow several weeks for recovery.
Stretch marks are permanent and the skin will never be completely normal. Eventually they change into much less obvious white scars and thus aren’t as obvious. And to start treating the a stretch mark issue why not try one of the many regenerative creams that are proving successful.

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Jan 15

How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks Do Creams Really Help?

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What Are Stretch Marks? How does a Cream Help?

Although stretch marks may fade over time, they usually do not completely go away without the help of an effective stretch mark cream treatment or expensive dermatologist-administered treatments such as agressive lazer therapy of agressive microdermabrasion treatment.

How to Effectively Get Rid of Stretch Marks

Some of the best natural stretch mark products on the market today have a superior ability to dramatically increase the skins elasticity, and prevent and treat stretch marks by preventing their root causes – lack of elasticity and sudden stretching or trauma. If you aren’t so sure, I encourage you to do a little investigation on how to get rid of stretch marks and you’ll probably see before and after pictures of people who have used good creams and had some pretty amazing results in doing so.

There is also a fairly good suggestion of using self tanners as a cover up for problem areas, but while this does improve their
appearance for many people, it still does not actually get rid of the stretch mark itself, rather it covers them up
temporarily, so it’s really kind of like treating the symptom instead of the disease itself – if you know what I mean.

There may be several ingredients in creams which, together, smooth out the skin, and “blends” the pigmentation back together, helping the redness or white appearance, while helping to bring the skin back together (almost as if it’s “filling in the gaps”) that were caused when the trauma of rapid growth, weight gain or weight loss occurred.

Some of the Ingredients in Strech Mark Creams May Be, But are Not Limited to:

Vitamin E

Vitamin D3

Aloe Vera Extract

Visit Stretch Mark Cream : How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks for more information on a complete stretch mark cream solution containing all of the natural ingredients mentioned in this article. Danna Schneider is the founder of CosmeticsGalore : Skin Care Product Reviews.

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Jan 15

The Practical Solution to Stretch Marks – Simply Leave You Feeling More Sexy Than Ever

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Stretch marks can be so expensive in your life. When you assume they don’t exist they cost you happiness and still when you notice them and want to treat them they cost you a lot of money and time. They affect our sex life in more than one way. The purplish streaks that usually occur on the hips, buttocks, breasts and arms are major turn off in bed. The rough texture is not that sexually stimulating. Yet we cannot avoid them as we pass through life stages which calls for weight gain and weight loss. Pregnancies and weight gain after birth are inevitable. They appear when the elastic layer in the middle of your skin also known as dermis is stretched beyond its limit. It reaches a point of breaking down just as an elastic bladder would lose its elasticity and break off. After the break down the skin naturally tries to arrest the situation by use of collagen tissue in the over stretched skin. This causes the ugly stretch marks. However there are practical solution to stretch marks.

It is not a must you get a medical appointment to get rid of this sexual hindrance. You can safely do it at home. It is a very simple practical solution to stretch marks if it is done well. Common daily procedures to resurface skin the same way lazer surgery and chemical peel are used. They are done with ease and comfort at the privacy of your own home. The results are real as they can be seen from before and after treatment photos. The two known formulas work tremendously against stretch marks. The first one is Precise stimulation and exfoliation of the skin. The technique is strong enough to help in achieving the resurfaced skin but will not cause any harm in any way. It does not worsen the situation either. You can imagine that even the burning, bruising and peeling which occurs in lazer or chemical procedures has no room when the stretch mark removal is done.

Improvement is noticed after the first session of the home-made practical solution to stretch marks. The results are very effective. You will start noticing refined skin texture, diminished appearance of discoloration and fading of the stretch marks scars. The second friendly formula involves use of diet and nutrition. Specific nutrients are recommended to help in the process of skin resurfacing or skin cells renewal. It is possible to formulate a simple natural skin lotion by use of your health food store. The genetic creams or lotions can be made by use of back yard plants. This home made products soothes and nourishes the skin to enhance its regeneration. Once you achieve the results you ought to maintain them for total personal satisfaction. Other existing minor skin conditions will also improve or even be healed completely. Lose skin, uneven skin tone, cellulite and many others will be dealt with. Taking the right vitamins such as food rich in vitamin A, C,D and protein foods too. Reducing stress and applying the simple home made creams that are known to work. Take a lot of water and become more sexy.

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Jan 15

Erase Those Pregnancy Stretch Marks

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What are these pregnancy stretch marks? These are marks that result from extra stretching of the skin. These spots are generally associated with pregnancy, puberty, or obesity. These scars affect the production of collagen. These marks are pretty soft, in fact, even softer than normal skin. To begin with, they are either purple or red in color, later they become silver- white in color. These scars affect the dermis layer of the skin. Dermis is the deeper layer (under epidermis- the outer layer) that makes skin stay in shape. When dermis overstretches during pregnancy, the fibers present in this layer lose their elastic characteristic.

How To Handle The Stretch Marks

These spots are present in more than seventy-five percent of all pregnant women. These scars commonly occur on the lower abdomen, breasts, upper arms, buttocks, hips, thighs, and calves. The number of patches you will get depends upon the elasticity of your skin. In addition, the presence of these patches is directly proportionate to the amount of weight you put on during your pregnancy. A theory says that, if your mother suffered from marks during her pregnancy, you should prepare yourself for them.

Even though there are various methods for its treatment, there are no reliable methods for complete removal. Some of the popular treatments are lazer treatment, derma-abrasion, and application of lotion for stretch marks.

These patches do not affect a womans health, nor do they affect the baby in any way. They are not harmful or painful in any way. This is just a cosmetic issue, since they look like streaks on the skin. The best course of action is to consult a dermatologist. They are the best people to offer you advice. They will also let you choose your treatment option. Sometimes, some medications also cause stretch marks, so it is important to keep your doctor in the know of things.

Even though there are various home remedies for these scars, surgery seems to be the best method to completely get rid of them. The lotions and creams only help them fade a little. With the new developments in the field of surgery, people swear by the benefits of lazer surgery, as it focuses on the underlying tissues of the skin, where the damage has actually occurred. Derma-abrasion also has gained in popularity over the years. However, the success of the procedure varies from individual to individual. It depends upon many variants, such as age, diet, general skin health etc.

Over- the- counter creams are popular with those, who do not want to go under the surgeons scalpel. Many common sense measures like drinking plenty of water and eating skin friendly food like fish, nuts, eggs etc, go a long way in preventing pregnancy stretch marks. These foods contain the mineral zinc and proteins that are very beneficial for healthy skin.

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Jan 15

Pregnancy Skin Care

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Pregnancy is an amazing experience. Feeling a new life growing inside, kicking at you and responding to your actions is a truly unique experience. You really gain a new appreciation for the abilities of the human body as your stomach stretches beyond anything you had ever imagined to accommodate a new baby. However, there are definite downsides to being pregnant and one of them is the side effect of all that stretching . . . stretch marks.

What Causes Stretch Marks

Stretch marks occur when the skin is stretched beyond its elasticity. The upper layer stretches and the lower layer of skin tends to tear, causing small rips in the tissue. This results in some rather ugly red marks that feel different from the regular texture of your skin. These will fade to white after your pregnancy, but this can take time and they never really do go away..

Whether or not you will get stretch marks really depends on genetics, the elasticity of your skin and how big you get during the pregnancy. Some women dont grow much at all and have more than sufficient elasticity in their skin to withstand the stretching and remain completely unmarked.

Preventing Stretch Marks

The best way to get rid of stretch marks is not to get them at all. While 90% of women have the genetic predisposition to stretch marks in pregnancy, that doesnt mean you have to just sit back and let them happen. Prevention is truly the best medicine when it comes to these nasty lines. They may be a banner of your ability to carry a child, but really, most women would prefer to avoid them all together. The best time to start prevention is as soon as you know youre pregnant, long before the skin needs to expand.

Its important to only use organic skin products while pregnant. Most chemicals are not proven safe for your unborn baby and its best to just avoid them. Going organic will give you peace of mind and youll be able to treat your skin without fear of affecting the child inside.

Organic skin products are just as effective against stretch marks, if not more so, than commercial, chemical laden ones. Youll find that natural ingredients work naturally with your skin to soothe it and soften it. Not only will you be preventing stretch marks, youll also be promoting softer, more hydrated skin.

What to Look for in Stretch Mark Prevention Treatments

Certain organic ingredients work better than others against stretch marks. Basically, you want to moisturize your skin and enhance the elasticity. A good prevention cream will also provide some healing power to help any existing tears in the skin heal faster, without getting worse. This is particularly helpful if you are starting treatment later in the pregnancy.

Organic stretch mark creams usually use one or more of the following ingredients:

Shea Butter: By far the most common ingredient used in stretch mark prevention since is one of the best natural moisturizers on the market. It also has healing properties to help with any existing stretch marks.

Coconut Oil: A very good moisturizing oil that also enhances elasticity and hastens healing of existing problems.

Olive Oil: Another good moisturizer that helps boost elasticity and soften skin, making it more supple and resistant to tearing.

Any organic skin product designed to treat and prevent stretch marks should include one of the above ingredients for maximum benefit. Often they will have other natural ingredients, as well , to promote healing and enhance the moisturizing effect.

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