Oh, the deadly stretch marks! I haven’t met a woman yet who liked them, but we are all subject to them as our skin stretches to allow for the growth of our baby inside the womb. So how do we get rid of them? There are all kinds of creams and such taking up space on drugstore shelves. Do they work?

I suppose if you were never to get stretch marks, then you wouldn’t have to deal with ridding yourself of the unsightly things. All of these creams and ointments on the market are said to add elasticity to the skin and keep it suppler. As baby grows, it is advised that you continue to massage these nutrients into the skin. You might want to try vitamin E, or maybe castor oil. There is also aloe, Shea butter and probably every skin cream known to man. Just the massage itself is supposed make the skin more apt to stretch.

So you try all these items. You don’t even want to think about the amount of money you have spent. All to no avail because there they are; the unsightly stretch marks. So now you have them, what do you do now? There are ways to make them less noticeable. Vitamin E is supposed to keep skin soft and help skin tissue to repair itself. Cocoa butter is a good one, or so the ads say. And what about rose hip oil and emu oil? So many options and so few of them work so what else can we do?

A reputable dermatologist should be able to solve your problem. But before I spent that kind of money, I think it would be when I have decided not to have any more children. These fixes can be pricey and are considered cosmetic surgery so many insurances will not cover the cost of these procedures. Let’s see what they offer in terms of fixes.

One procedure is called micro-dermabrasion. The top layer of skin is removed using a mild acid which in turn exposes new skin underneath. Another option may be laser therapy. Laser therapy can work to reduce the sight of a stretch mark by lightening or darkening the stretch mark to resemble the color of the surrounding skin. Another option is blue light therapy. Gel and light are combined to lighten the scars. The ultimate would be a tummy tuck. It can eliminate the stretch marks and give you a firm tummy at the same time.

Stretch marks are simply something that almost every single woman that gets pregnant has to deal with. Please remember that every woman’s skin is different and stretch marks affect every woman differently. It’s definitely not fair but while some women have many stretch marks after a pregnancy others just don’t.

That said, there are those of us, who have them and have just accepted that stretch marks are a small price to pay for having the ability to bring a new life into the world. Looking at it in that light would stop them from bothering me at all.

Doc. No.: CBFADS729

Author Bio: Colby Brister is a writer for My Baby Bedding Shop and he would like for you to check out his Baby Bedding and Baby Bedding Crib Sets and his Toddler Bedding.

Category: Womens Interest
Keywords: Baby Belly, Rid of Baby Belly, Get in shape