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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Emily Stevans | Posted under   Skin Care


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Stretch Marks; Can somthing be done...really?

Stretch marks for most ladies are as natural and as much a part of life as giving birth. The scars that are left in the dust can be, for some a bit humiliating. Stretch marks happen in the middle layer of the skin, called the dermis, and common creams can't reach that far deep. Stretch marks happen as the collagen and elastin that bind your skin are stressed during weight gain, leading to tears in your skin's elastic fibres.

Keep skin liberally and effectively moisturized starting in the 1st or 2nd trimester and thru your recovery to your pre-pregnancy weight, maybe with one of the various oils and creams marketed especially for stretch mark prevention.

There are many factors behind stretch marks, including: Genetics: Women are more likely to get belly stretch marks if their mother, for example, had stretch marks after being pregnant. Stretch marks can affect any area of the body in which the skin is subject to fast stretching. In prinicple , any area of the body could be exposed to stretch marks if the skin is stretched enough as a consequence of tissue growth. Stretch marks and pregnancy often go together - nearly 3 in hand - virtually 3 in four women will experience stretch marks will experience stretch marks after being pregnant.

I put on anti-stretch mark cream for my whole pregnancy, and just like another lady expounded, I thought I was in the clear. I used Barmon stretch mark cream & Vitamin E lotion the entire time and I didn't notice any stretch marks till the last two weeks of my pregnancy. It worked well, but I didn't realize my legs and butt would get the stretch marks instead. There is no one enchanting remedy stretch marks. To my surprise and delight the scars on my legs and butt have almost completely vanished. If you have stretch marks after pregnancy, or if you are suffering from stretch marks for another reason, you may be an applicant for stretch mark removal. What sort of treatment you chose is totally up to you.

The best cream, of course, is one that is specialized for stretch marks, as it will help the elasticity of your skin. I won't relay how how absolutely grateful I was to my ma for advocating Barmons.

Also cosmetic laser treatments, for example Coolbeam and blue light treatment can be a good way of permanently getting rid of stretch marks.
Laser therapy is another option if you're looking to improve the appearance of stretch marks after delivery.

A newer sort of laser care can be used to excite the production of collagen and help revive the skin's elasticity in depressed stretch marks.

I've come to discover in retrospect that the best defence is usually a good offense. Get your hands on the best cream available and make it a religious habit to apply it more than once per day. You can never start too soon in your pregnancy. Whether they be younger anxious brothers or the even more slippery man of the house. You just never know it could lead to over just good moisturizing.

Empowering yourself is usually the best route to take. To learn more about how other women feel about stretch marks and how to reduce the visable affects of the scar tissue that they cause you can follow along at our blog.
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About The Author:
Mother of four and devoted wife for thirty years. Co-Author of "Saving Baby; A Mothers Journey" I have been helping friends and family members through difficult birthing for 18 years. I also now run a blog devoted to helping women with stretch marks and scaring do to pregnancy.


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