Women With Stretch Marks

Generally, as a girl or boy attains puberty, they tend to put on weight making the skin on the body, especially on the breasts, the hips, thighs, buttocks, and abdomen, to stretch.

The skin is actually quite stretchable; however, when stretched beyond its capacity, the usual generation of collagen is interrupted, resulting in marks known as stretch marks.

Stretch marks are mainly caused on the abdomen of women generally when they conceive because during the pregnancy period, the skin is stretched heavily.

Notwithstanding that more girls bear these marks; it does not imply that boys are never affected. Obese people frequently have stretch marks and so also do body builders. This can be due to the constant and rapid alterations that take place in the body when trying to build muscle.

Initially, the stretch marks appear as red or dark purple lines that look depressed, and they feel different too, when you compare them with the surrounding skin, but they become lighter and practically disappear, given time.

There are stories as well as false beliefs regarding stretch marks, their prevention, treatment and cure. Once they manifest themselves on a person, it would seem almost next to impossible to get rid of them completely.

One has to concede that they will not disappear totally, but over many years they could probably fade, making them less obvious. The best alternative is for one to try to prevent them from occurring.


How To Avoid Stretch Marks

Although avoiding stretch marks is very difficult, there are things that work for other people and that you could try and see if they work for you.

The most ideal methods to prevent these stretch marks are by keeping yourself hydrated and through a diet. Drink lots of water so that your skin will remain soft and flexible. You could also utilize natural moisturizers.

Cocoa butter and Shea butter shea butter are natural moisturizers you can get in the market. Try mixing cocoa butter and pure vitamin E for faster results. A balanced and healthy intake of food is also significant in ascertaining that the skin remains elastic.

Even using vitamins like vitamin E oil prevents recurrence of stretch marks. If you can massage the oil straight on to the affected areas, there are chances that you can prevent it. Other oil that many women with stretch marks use is jojoba oil.

Another treatment is the application of some topical products such as tretinoin, but be aware that if you are pregnant you shouldn't use products containing retinoids. Ask your doctor for advice on finding an alternative treatment.

One other way of fading stretch marks is to use chemical peels, but be careful when you use them, they could give you burns that would become a greater problem. Talking to a skin specialist before taking this step would not be a bad idea.

Sometimes microdermabrasion is recommended to get rid of stretch marks, but it hasn't been proved to be very effective.

The utilization of lasers to treat women with stretch marks is well known, but bear in mind that no sort of treatment can make your skin revert to its original tone, before the stretch marks happened. In laser treatment, there are cases when the patient is not responsive to it and there also could be the danger of hyper-pigmentation after the treatment.

Other related articles to women with stretch marks that you can find of interest are:

Tretinoin - Discover what is tretinoin and how it can help your skin.

Skin Peels - Can skin peels help women with stretch marks and other skin problems?

Skin Lasers - Many people are turning to lasers to help them rid of stretch marks, find out if they are for you.

The Mediterranean Diet - What is the Mediterranean diet and why you should follow this healthy diet.





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