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If you don’t know what we’re talking about then count yourself among the lucky few that will never have to deal with this dreaded skin problem. Stretch marks, much as their name says, are marks that appear on your skin when the skin is stretched beyond its normal limits. They can affect both men and women although it seems that women are more susceptible to them. In fact, this is experienced is shared by the majority of pregnant women everywhere.

During this period, stretch marks appear around the breasts, abdomen, and hip area. Because stretch marks are also caused by rapid weight loss, some women may develop them even after having given birth. It is actually believed that more than half of the women that have stretch marks have developed them because of pregnancy.

Let’s have a look at what you can do to prevent and treat stretch marks during and after pregnancy. Keep in mind that the products used for pregnancy stretch marks can also be used by men and teenagers.

Find out How to Prevent Stretch Marks Your doctor can prescribe a series of different products that will help your skin accommodate itself to the stretching that occurs during pregnancy. These products, which are usually creams for stretch marks, help keep your skin taut and flexible. If used correctly they will help your skin stretch beyond its limits without breaking.

These creams should be accompanied by a steady weight gain. Remember, gaining weight too quickly will increase your probabilities of developing stretch marks not to mention make it harder to lose the baby fat and possibly create health issues that can affect your baby.

Keep in mind that a healthy diet can do wonders for controlling your weight gain. You will only need about 300 extra calories per day which means one extra meal a day should be enough.

Stay away from overly processed foods and junk foods. These are high in sodium and contain empty calories which will rapidly increase your weight.

Getting Rid of Stretch Marks

If pregnancy has left you with stretch marks, then surgery can be a valid option for you. Plastic surgery will remove the excess skin as well as the unwanted stretch marks and leave you with nothing more than a scar that is hidden in the skin’s natural folds.

Surgical removal of stretch marks is usually done on the abdomen and nowhere else. In order to remove stretch marks found on other areas of the body you will need another type of treatment such as stretch marks creams.

Obviously stretch mark creams are less invasive than surgery, but they do take longer to work. The most effective types of creams are those that contain rose hip oil, snail serum or emu oil. These ingredients are well known for their ability to dissolve damaged and abnormal tissue and boosting the generation of new, healthy cells to take its place.

You can achieve natural stretch mark removal by using a natural product such as BIOBODYCREAM. It is made with Helix aspersa muller extract, a natural ingredient that makes this product effective enough to remove stretch marks yet gentle enough to be used on any type of skin. BIOBODYCREAM can also be used with other stretch marks treatments like laser therapy or surgery.

- Gabriell Rygh