Stretchmarks

Many mothers are concerned about the stretch marks, they demonstrate the transformation of the body, and although they fade, they never disappear completely. The solution is the prevention ...

What are stretch marks?

Stretch marks are a skin lesion with elastic fibers were severed, following a stretch too important.

They result in scarring more or less important, which appear on the breasts, belly, hips, upper thighs and buttocks. See red purple at first, then they become pink and white after a few months or few years.

Can they be prevented?

Not totally. Although there are many creams anti-stretch mark, but they never really proved their effectiveness. Failing prevention infallible, however, some precautions can reduce the fracture of elastic fibers.

First, feed your skin with moisturizer every day and complete with a sweet almond oil, avocado or wheat germ, several times a week. Your skin will be more flexible and therefore more elastic. During application, you massage to enhance relaxation of the skin.

Then, watch your weight: a pregnant woman should take on average between 9 and 13 pounds or 1 kg per month in early pregnancy and a little more and approaching the end.

Finally, women are not all equal before the appearance of stretch marks, pale skin, thin and sensitive are more vulnerable.

How to mitigate?

Unfortunately, so prevention is very important, stretch marks are not easy to mitigate. It is first time that will change from red to white-purplish stretch marks much discret.Les also tend to shrink over the years, making them less visible.

You can use the oil Calophyllum Inophyllum

It reduces stretch marks and massage relieves pain (frostbite ...) and promotes blood circulation and relieves tired legs.

To expedite the repair of the skin, use your best ally, cream! Regularly hydrated, your skin will recover faster. There are also treatments with vitamin A acid, which helps reduce stretch marks. If you prefer to limit yourself to the cream, remember that self-tanners are very useful for camouflage.

Finally, there is the solution of the micodermabrasion, which is to regenerate the tissues of the skin, which greatly reduces scarring, and the laser.

In all cases, consult your dermatologist
Depending on your skin type and extent of your stretch marks, refer you to special care.