How To Fade Stretch Marks

Stretch Marks — By admin

Stretch marks are scars caused due to overstretching of the skin. These scars are formed due to excessive weight gain usually during pregnancy or due to weight loss. There are many ways to fade stretch marks but before that let us know how we can prevent them in the first place.

It Is Possible To Prevent Stretch Marks

•    For pregnant women it is good to keep their skin always moist and hydrated with good water intake
•    Avoid scratching when it itches. Use a good moisturizing lotion to avoid itching
•    A good exercise program that includes stretches maintains the elasticity of the skin to accommodate the extra weight gain and also tones the skin
•    Avoid weight gain by eating the right balanced foods in the right amounts
•    Take foods rich in Vitamin A, D, C, E and zinc in nuts and fish
•    Take beets, brown rice, greens, soybeans, whole grains which help form collagen
•    Have foods rich in essential fatty acids like in fish oils and vegetable oils
•    Maintain healthy skin with proper skin care
•    Use stretch mark creams with Vitamin E, cocoa butter, lavender and other aromatherapy oils

Surgery As A Treatment Option

Surgery can be used to treat stretch marks.
•    A stomach tuck surgery helps to reduce the stomach stretch marks. There is a lot of loose skin around the abdomen after pregnancy. Surgery removes this loose skin and tightens the muscles as well as the marks found below the belly button. This results in a flat, smooth abdomen with no marks.
•    Laser surgery helps to fade stretch marks. It is best effective when done in the early stages itself.  It however requires a series of treatments.
•    Micro dermabrasion uses zinc, aluminum oxide to remove the dead outer layer of the skin.
•    Endermologie gives skin massage using rollers. This helps to improve blood circulation and also reduces the toxicity

Do’s And Don’ts

•    Maintain a healthy body weight
•    Always keep your skin hydrated and moist
•    Have a balanced diet
•    Prefer a herbal treatment to fade stretch marks
•    Avoid sun exposure by using sunscreen lotions
•    Take adequate greens and fruits like oranges, papaya, apple
•    Avoid caffeine and have more fresh fruit juices
•    Exercise to keep the body firm and fit

Home Treatment Options

•    Rub warm olive oil on hips and abdomen to relax and improve blood circulation
•    Do abdomen massage with calendula oil, lavender oil on stomach, hip and breasts
•    Use castor and cod liver oil to reduce stretch marks
•    Use Vitamin C rich stretch mark creams on your abdomen
•    A yellow fat from cocoa beans is also effective to treat these marks