Tips To Fade And Hide Unsightly Stretch Marks

Although a woman or man is often proud after losing hundreds of pounds due to lap-band or other weight-loss surgical procedures, most people don't need to see the before picture to believe the person's weight loss claim. The dead giveaway is the unsightly stretch marks. Typically people who have lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time are left with stretch marks on their stomachs, upper arms, legs and buttock.

What causes the marks?

Stretch marks are essentially scars formed when your body has stretched beyond what is normal or healthy. The ugly marks allow women who are pregnant to expand for the baby as their body stretches and interrupts the usual production of collagen. In fact, 65 to 80 percent of pregnant women have stretch marks that are visible. Pregnant women who don't have the purple or pink lines that fade to white or silver are probably just lucky or use a lot of cocoa butter on their bellies during the nine months.

Avoid the thin pink lines

Experts say there are ways to prevent striae, the unflattering marks on your breasts, abs, hips and legs, when you are trying to lose weight.

• Lose weight slowly to avoid vergetures, those ugly red or pink squiggly lines on your skin. Also, use oils and creams to make your skin more elastic.
• The small, depressed streaks can also be removed through laser treatments and dermabrasion.
• Other ways to decrease the appearance of striae atrophicae is to use tretinoin cream, also known as Retin-A.
• Finally, eating a lot of foods with vitamins C, vitamins E and Vitamin A, can minimize striae cutis destensa or stretch marks. Some foods that are good for your skin include peppers, brown rice, beets and soybeans as well as salads and green vegetables.
• Make brushing your skin part of your hygiene routine to prevent stretch marks. And, use vitamin E oil on your body to keep your skin subtle and smooth.

In the end, realize no one is flawless, just airbrushed to look that way.

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