Women have to face many physical changes during and after pregnancy such as change in figure due to weight gain, stretch marks, acne on faces, etc. Many women come back in their previous figure within few months after pregnancy while many women need to join gym to maintain their figure. Stretch marks are the common problems that almost all women face during and after pregnancy. Approximately 60 to 90 percentages of women have to face problem of stretch marks due to pregnancy on their abdomen, breasts, thighs and buttocks.
About Stretch Marks
During pregnancy period you will gain extra weight rapidly. When your body grows faster than development of tissue, it causes stretch mark on your body. Stretch marks are small tears in the dermis layer of skin. When skin is stretched beyond limit, small tears appear in the supporting layer of skin. Normally, stretch marks are starting to appear during third trimester of pregnancy. As during third trimester, you have already gained extra weights and it may causes red lines appear in your abdomen.
Experts say that due to genetic reasons stretch marks occur. If you have more than one baby in your womb or a baby with heavy weight or higher amount of amniotic fluid are some other reasons for stretch marks in women during pregnancy period. Normally stretch marks disappear within few months once you come back in your original shape again after pregnancy. If you take proper care during and after pregnancy, you will face fewer problems of stretch marks.
Tips to get Relieve from Stretch Marks
Some extra care will help you stay fit during pregnancy and keeps you and your baby healthy and happy. It is advisable to start taking precautions once it started to develop. Curing in initial stage prevents you to develop more stretch marks.
Eat healthy - Eating a healthy and well-balanced diet throughout pregnancy period keeps you healthy. It keeps your skin healthy and elastic. Your well scheduled healthy nutritious diet help you maintain and gain recommended weight for healthy baby and keeps your skin healthy too. If you stay fit during pregnancy by preventing yourself from gaining over-weight, you will find less stretch mark during and after pregnancy. Moreover, it will disappear faster once you get your original shape.
Drink plenty of water - Drinking plenty of water during your complete pregnancy period keeps your skin healthy. Drinking more water keeps you away from constipation problems. Water removes toxins from your body and keeps your skin healthy and glossy. Drink minimum eight to ten glasses of water in a day is advisable during pregnancy.
Use a body brush - You should use good quality body brush throughout pregnancy period. It helps reduce stretch marks. Massaging with body brush increases blood circulations in your body. Increase in blood circulation delivers vital nutrients to your skin for healthy skin.
Don't skip the vitamin tablets - Vitamins and minerals are essential for healthy skin. When we take our diet, it is not always full of nutrition, which is very essential during pregnancy. It is beneficial to take vitamins and supplements with your healthy balanced diet. Take multi-vitamins as prescribe by your doctor with vitamin C and vitamin E to keep your skin looks healthy. Vitamin C help to synthesize collagen and vitamin E repairs scar tissue.
Use a good skin cream - Use of moisturizing skin cream protects your skin and helps in reducing stretch marks. Skin cream with vitamin E and other ingredients helps in maintaining your skin’s shine and elasticity. Special formulated stretch marks creams help to rebuild the structure and rejuvenation of your skin layer. There are many herbal and natural stretch marks creams available in the market that repairs the collagen and elastin growth of skin. Use that suits best to your skin. If you are breast feeding your baby, you should not use cream that harms your baby. You need to take care that the cream or lotion shouldn't go in the baby’s mouth. Some ingredient may harm your baby if it will go in her mouth while breast feeding.
Plastic/Laser surgery - If you have more stretch marks and if it does not recovers easily one more option is there. Plastic surgery or laser surgery becomes most common treatment to remove stretch marks. It will not take more time to recover. You should opt therapy as per the suitablality of your skin. Consult expert dermatologist for skin treatment. Laser treatment is effective, but it is very expensive. It is recommended to use natural therapy to get rid of stretch marks. Compare to laser treatment natural treatment is painless, effective and affordable to all. Natural treatment also helps reduce stretch marks if you start it from its developing period.
Home Made Treatment to reduce Stretch Marks
Many people use home made remedies to remove stretch marks. You can use it only if you find it suitable to your skin.
- Many people use egg whites or egg powders on their stretch marks. It helps reduce stretch marks.
- Olive oil is useful as the moisturizer.
- Vitamin E oil is useful to protect skin cells with antioxidants.
- Castor oil is also very powerful skin remedy.
- Aloe Vera is very useful for skin related problems.
- Milk is beneficial as cleanser and popularly used as skin smoother and hydrator.
- Turmeric is the best for skin; even on wound you can apply to stop bleeding.
- Vanilla Extract is useful as smooth skin softener.
- Citrus peel of fruits is a natural prescription for healthy skin.
- Lavender oil is useful to solve any skin related problems.
- Jojoba known as magical oil which penetrates the skin deeply.
- Grape seed oil is effectively used as stressed tissue re-generator.
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