For many women–especially those who favor bikinis–pregnancy stretch marks are more to be dreaded than flabby thighs. Nevertheless, 90% of all women will develop pink or reddish, slightly indented, sometimes itchy streaks on their abdomen, hips and/or breasts, sometime during pregnancy. Stretch marks, also called striae distensae, occur most frequently on the abdomen, but some…
Lots of new mothers get pregnancy stretch marks during and after pregnancy. These stretch marks can occur with anyone and at any time and they are the result of skin that has been stretched to its limits and beyond. This results in a breakdown of the underlying collagen formation and as it tries to knit…
Pregnancy is a beautiful period so do not let the little pregnancy complications that occur to dampen your spirits. Brighten up even if you having problems like stretch marks as there are several treatments available and research has shown that after some time they generally disappear. What exactly are pregnancy stretch marks? Stretch marks are…
More than half of all pregnant women will develop pregnancy stretch marks during their pregnancy. Otherwise known as striae gravidarum, stretch marks look like streaks on the surface of the skin, and may be vary in color depending on your natural skin color. Most lighter skinned women develop pinkish stretch marks, whereas darker skinned women…