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[S1075]Stretch Marks Of Pregnancy
by Jacky, Jac
Striae is the common medical name for . The occurrence of stretch marks does not happen in normal circumstances. These occur only when there have been certain biological of physical changes in your body. The belief that stretch marks appear because it is not able to stretch according to the increase in volume, is untrue.

The medical truth is that there is an increase in circulation of a hormone called glucocorticoids, which is secreted by the adrenal glands placed at the top of the kidneys.

There is a rise in the level of secretion of this hormone during some important events of life like pregnancy and adolescence. The stretch marks also appear if you indulge in any activity which involves weight lifting. Obese people too, might find the presence of stretch marks on their bodies.

Where exactly on the skin are the stretch marks? Stretch marks are on the middle layer of the skin called dermis. If dermis supports the growth then there are fewer chances why the stretch marks will appear. However, if the dermis does not support growth, then there might be intense stretch marks. This is exactly the reason why having lots of water during the day helps in prevention of the stretch marks. Water keeps the skin hydrated therefore, though stretch marks do appear these might be minimal.

Other causes about stretch marks, lack of nutrition one of the other causes of stretch marks formation. The skin and hormone secreting glands both require adequate and proper nutrition, if you are unable to provide this nutrition then stretch marks might appear on your body, this might also highlight hormonal imbalance.

What can you do about stretch marks? Everyone likes and wants a perfect body with no special marks, this is the reason people are eager to as soon as possible. There are several ways about how you can work towards reduction or complete removal of stretch marks.

Opt for surgery: One thing you can do about stretch marks, is opt for surgery, this will help you gain results faster than applying of lotions or creams. There are more than one ways to remove stretch marks in surgery one being the dermabrasion and the chemical peel. There is another form of surgery which has been found to be very effective in more than 80% of cases and that is the laser surgery.

Application of creams and lotions: Studies have suggested that only those creams which contain centella asiatica extract, Vitamin E and collagen elastin hydrolysates have proven succesfull against removal of stretch marks. Other types of creams and packs have not been little or not at all successful. If you are pregnant and would like to stop occurrence of stretch marks then you can start using the cream containing all three chemicals and avoid them.

Avoiding stretch marks through healthy living: Stretch marks can be avoided if you maintain healthy food habits like consumption of citrus juicy fruits, salads, milk, eggs, fish etc. which provide you with all vitamins and iron along with a lot of protein.

Stretch marks are avoidable if you take good care of your diet, this does not mean if they occur you are losing on nutrition but you can work towards removal through several proven medical products.

Although they are not physically painful, stretch marks can nonetheless be distressing to have. Consequently, information on how to remove stretch marks is in the category of most sought after information; with numerous resources having been in turn developed in answer to the same question. Most of the information on how to remove stretch marks, however, tends to be developed by people selling one or another type of stretch mark removal product, naturally leading to (seeming) lack of objectivity - as the people in question try to flaunt their product as the ultimate key to stretch mark loss.

Objectively speaking though, there are a number of options available to the person having stretch marks and looking to get rid of them.

One of the options, the path of least resistance as it were – is simply to wait, and do nothing to the stretch marks; since even the most pronounced of stretch marks do tend to fade with time. Of course, this is little consolation to the person actively seeking to get rid of stretch marks, hence the need for more proactive steps.

One of these more proactive approaches to getting rid of stretch marks is making use of laser treatment. A number of laser treatment approaches have shown some efficacy in getting rid of stretch marks. One such laser treatment approach is the so called fractional laser resurfacing, which while being the most recent laser treatment for stretch marks, also appears to be the most promising one. Laser treatment is not as expensive as one would first imagine, and the costs for it are pretty much in the affordable range of the ordinary professional living in the developed world. Again contrary to what one might imagine from the name, laser treatment is not really risky – as it is actually one of the safest treatments available, only making use of focused beams of light at its core as it does.

If use of laser treatment still sounds a bit daunting or way too expensive for you in combating stretch marks, you might also consider making use of the various creams that have shown good efficacy in the treatment of the condition. Be careful, though, in your choice of a cream to combat stretch marks, and at the very least, be sure to read through the list of ingredients on the packaging of the cream – and then seeing whether they are substances you would really love to use. You might also want to look around and see what the experiences of the various people who have used the creams in question have been like; because some of these creams have been known for not delivering on what they promise.

For the worst cases of stretch marks – and if you are absolutely keen to get rid of them, you might also consider making use of surgery. An example of a procedure that has shown some success with stretch marks is the tummy tuck, which is good for stretch marks appearing on the abdomen. For most people though, lying on the surgeon's table and suffering the scalpel might seem like going a little too far while trying to get rid of stretch marks.

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