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Pregnancy stretch marks

Prevent pregnancy stretch marks is very important to most expecting mothers, with good reason as these marks can leave ugly, reddish purple marks all over your hips and breasts, but are particularly likely to affect your belly.

Statistics show that between 75 and 90 percent of all pregnant women develop stretch marks during pregnancy and even after. Moreover,studies have shown pregnancy stretch marks are a major cause of concern and anxiety for many pregnant women. As Pregnancy can result in extreme stomach stretch marks, as well as stretch marks (also known as striae) on the breasts and hips.

These striae mostly start out as highly discolored ripples of scar tissue. They are often purplish or reddish in color. They may fade out to a silvery white as years go by, but their unpleasantly rippled texture will remain the same.

In order to prevent pregnancy stretch marks is as easy as increasing the skin's ability to stretch. Striae are mostly caused when the skin is stretched too far, too fast, resulting in tiny tears and little rips. Fortunately,these tears heal, and are replaced by scar tissue. These are what we call stretch marks. If you increase the skin's ability to stretch, and the rips and tears will never happen in the first place. Learn how to get rid of stretch marks now.

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sunny  says:
2 years ago

nice artical

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